Drift Eliminator Principle of Operation

Cooling Tower Drift Eliminators Comments

Drift eliminators in cooling towers work primarily to save the environment from water droplets carrying chemicals and minerals that can impact the atmosphere.  They provide multiple directional changes of airflow within the cooling tower in order to capture and prevent the escape of water droplets.  The pure water vapor that is released to the atmosphere as a result of the evaporative cooling process presents no harm to the environment.   The water droplets, however, are contained by the drift and remain within the cooling tower.

Drift Eliminator Principle of Operation

Drift Eliminators are designed to capture large water droplets caught in the cooling tower air stream. The eliminators prevent the water droplets and mist from escaping the cooling tower. Eliminators do this by causing the droplets to change direction and lose velocity at impact on the blade walls and fall back in to the tower. Efficient drift eliminators will keep drift losses to less than .001% of the recirculating water flow rate.

AmertechTowerServices, LLC provides replacement drift eliminators to help keep them working at their most efficient and effective.  Over time, they tend to become more brittle or even clogged and it’s crucial to keep up on maintenance and replacement for the benefit of the overall operation as well as the health of our environment.

We invite you to browse our selection of Cooling Tower Drift Eliminators at our online store, ATS Cooling Tower Parts, or call us directly at 732-398-2270.

admin @ July 26, 2011