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Specifications
Discharge Hood:
6.4Add the following paragraph to the Mechanical Equipment Section: There shall be a galva- nized steel tapered duct on the discharge side of the fluid cooler. Drift eliminators shall be reposi- tioned into the lower section of the duct.
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■Where a fluid cooler is installed in a building well or there are high surrounding walls, it is possible that a proportion of the hot and humid discharge air will be drawn back into the fans thus increasing the inlet wet bulb temperature with detriment to the fluid cooler per- formance.
The tapered discharge duct is intended to increase the exit velocity by up to 70% in order to reduce the effects of recirculation in some installations. Experience and sound judgement should be exercised to determine when and if a duct is required.
If the surrounding walls are much higher than the fluid cooler dis- charge height, then extensions to the tapered duct may be installed.