SPX Cooling Technologies SS-NC-08A specifications Specifications, Specification Value

Marley / NC Class Stainless CoolingTower / Specifications: Base 9

Specifications Specification Value

8.0Hot Water Distribution System:

8.1	Two stainless steel open basins (one	■ Gravity-flow distribution basins are a feature of crossflow type tow-
	above each bank of fill) shall receive	ers, resulting in operating pump heads of 3 to 6 meters less than that
	hot water piped to each cell of the	encountered in counterflow towers with pressurized spray systems.
	tower. These basins shall be installed	Also, these basins are located where they can be easily inspected—
	and sealed at the factory, and shall be	even maintained—while the tower is in operation.
	equipped with removable, stainless
	steel covers capable of withstanding
	the loads described in paragraph 4.1.
	All components of these basins, with
	the exception of the nozzles, shall be
	stainless steel. The water distribution
	system shall be accessible and main-
	tainable during tower fan and water
	operation.

8.2Each basin shall include an inlet hole and bolt circle to accept a 125# flange connection per ANSI B16.1. Removable, interchangeable polypro- pylene nozzles installed in the floor of these basins shall provide full coverage of the fill by gravity flow.

8.3	The water distribution system shall	■ Some manufacturers require shutting down the tower to clean the dis-
	be accessible and maintainable while	tribution system. Can you afford to do that?
	tower is operating.
9.0	Casing, Fan Deck and Fan Guard:	■ Materials other than heavy-gauge steel for fan decks may be unable to
		meet your specified loading requirements. See remarks Guardrail and
9.1	The casing and fan deck shall be	Ladder on page 13.
	heavy-gauge stainless steel, and shall	In addition steel is excellent at resisting damage, cracking, UV and fire.
	be capable of withstanding the loads
	described in paragraph 4.1. The top of	The heavy construction of the Marley fan guard generally precludes the
	the fan cylinder shall be equipped with
	a conical, non-sagging, removable fan	need for stainless
	guard, fabricated of welded 8mm and	steel material. If
	7 gauge rods, and hot dip galvanized	you would prefer
	after fabrication. Fan cylinders 1.5m in	these to be stain-
	height and over shall not be required to	less steel, please
	have a fan guard.	adjust the word-
		ing of the last sen-
		tence accordingly.