Aux. Cooling for Air Coolers

Nowadays, a significant part of the cooling process in various industries such as power plants, refineries, petrochemicals, etc. is carried out by Air-cooled heat exchangers or Fin Fan Coolers, which are known as Air coolers because they do not use water in the cooling process.

Unfortunately, weak design of the air fin coolers, as well as the phenomenon of global warming, has caused some air coolers to not have proper cooling efficiency during the hot summer hours, which causes problems for the entire process and sometimes reduces production and income of the industries.

One of the solutions to overcome these limitations is to upgrade the air coolers, i.e. add new cooling modules, which is sometimes not feasible due to the need for large investments, lack of sufficient space, and mechanical limitations of the process. In addition, this new investment is only intended to overcome the limitation of air coolers during certain hours of hot summer days and is practically of no benefit to industry owners during other operation peroids.

Another solution to improve the performance of air coolers is to use evaporative auxiliary cooling systems. These methods are not only cost-effective, but also can be very helpful due to their quick installation time, minor structural changes, and easy maintenance.

It should be noted that evaporative cooling systems require treated water, so the use of industrial wastewater and its treatment is recommended to preserve water resources and help the environment.