Direct vs. Indirect Dry Cooling Tower: Feature Indirect Dry Cooling Direct Dry Cooling (for context) Process Fluid Never enters the tower. Stays in the condenser. Directly enters the tower’s heat exchangers (steam). System Complexity More complex due to the extra loop, pumps, and heat exchanger. Simpler, more direct system. Tower...
What is meant by Indirect Dry Cooling Tower? An Indirect Dry Cooling Tower is a system that uses two separate fluid loops to reject heat. The process fluid is first cooled by water in a conventional heat exchanger, and then that water is itself cooled by air in a dry cooling tower. The key concept is the...
What is meant by Direct Dry Cooling Tower? A Direct Dry Cooling Tower is a system where the primary process fluid (e.g., the steam from a power plant turbine) is sent directly to the large air-cooled heat exchangers (the finned tubes) in the tower. There is no intermediate heat exchanger or water loop. Think of it as...