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Cooling Towers for the Heavy Engineering Industry
FRP, RCC and wooden cooling towers for furnaces, heat treatment, hydraulics and compressors in heavy engineering plants. Designed and built in India since 1975.
- Furnace & quench cooling
- Counterflow & crossflow
- CTI member · ISO 9001:2015
- 4,900+ towers supplied
Quick answer
What cooling tower is best for a heavy engineering plant?
Most heavy engineering plants use an induced draft FRP cooling tower. It handles the varied loads of induction furnaces, heat treatment, hydraulics and compressors, installs quickly and needs little maintenance.
Where cooling water picks up oil or scale, for example from quench tanks or open circuits, splash fill and a crossflow design are easier to keep clean. Large plants may choose RCC or wooden towers.
Applications
Where cooling towers are used in heavy engineering plants
Forging, fabrication and machining shops run many hot, hard-working machines, and most of them depend on a steady supply of cooling water.
Challenges
Cooling tower challenges in heavy engineering, and how we design for them
Engineering plants have uneven, shift-based loads and cooling water that often picks up oil and scale. These are the conditions we design around.
Tower types & materials
Which cooling tower suits your engineering plant?
We manufacture all three materials in-house, so we recommend the one that fits your duty, not the one we happen to make.
| Feature | FRP cooling tower | RCC cooling tower | Wooden cooling tower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Most engineering plant duties | Large, permanent plants | Economical large-flow cooling |
| Corrosion resistance | Excellent – no rust; suits chemical, coastal and seawater duty | Very good – concrete structure with HDG / SS hardware | Good – CCA-treated timber with HDG / SS hardware |
| Models | 98 | 92 | 107 |
| Capacity | Up to 6,000 m³/hr per cell (pultruded) | Sized to project | 45 – 5,000 m³/hr per cell |
| Civil work | Minimal – FRP or RCC cold water basin | Civil structure built locally from our drawings | RCC cold water basin by purchaser (drawings provided) |
Materials and fill are chosen for your cooling water quality and confirmed during design.
| Component | Material of construction |
|---|---|
| Structure and casing | FRP (or RCC / treated timber) |
| Fill | PVC film or splash fill |
| Drift eliminator | PVC, cellular or blade type |
| Nozzles | Polypropylene (PP) |
| Hardware | Stainless steel or hot-dip galvanised MS |
| Fan | Cast aluminium alloy or GRP blades |
| Fan cylinder | FRP |
| Electric motor | To suit your site standards and area classification |
How it works
What we need to size your cooling tower
Send these details and our engineers will recommend the model, number of cells and fill for guaranteed performance.
Why Cooltech
Trusted by engineering companies since 1975
Our clients include Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Bharat Electronics Ltd and Vinod Cookware, alongside plants across the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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FAQ
Cooling towers for heavy engineering: FAQs
Which cooling tower is best for a heavy engineering plant?
An induced draft FRP cooling tower suits most engineering plants. Where the water picks up oil or scale, splash fill and a crossflow design are easier to keep clean.
Can a cooling tower cool an induction furnace directly?
Induction furnace coils usually need very clean water, so they are normally cooled through a closed loop with a heat exchanger, with the cooling tower on the open side. We size the tower for the total heat load.
What fill is best if the water picks up oil or scale?
Splash fill tolerates dirtier water better than fine film fill and is easier to clean. We recommend a fill after reviewing your water quality.
Can you install a cooling tower on a roof?
FRP cooling towers are light, which keeps structural loads low. We confirm the operating weight so your structural engineer can check the roof or platform.
Can you repair an existing cooling tower?
Yes. We repair and reconstruct cooling towers of any make, and supply spares such as FRP fans, fills, nozzles, drift eliminators, fan stacks and gearboxes.
What details do you need for a quotation?
We need the circulating flow rate (or heat load), hot and cold water temperatures, the design wet-bulb temperature for your site, your make-up water analysis, and details of the available space and power supply.
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Need a cooling tower for your engineering plant?
Share your flow rate, temperatures and site details. Our engineers will recommend the right FRP, RCC or wooden cooling tower.