. The Street railway journal . it is not necessary toapproach the switchboard. Since the introduction of cooling towers some ten years ago inthis country they have been installed in a great variety of situa-tions, and have become recognized as an important adjunct in allpower stations where the water supply is limited. The accom-panying illustration shows a type of cooling tower which has beendeveloped by the Alberger Condenser Company, of New York,which has many points to recommend it for use in street railwaywork. It is constructed of sheet steel, carefully riveted and braced,and its substan
. The Street railway journal . it is not necessary toapproach the switchboard. Since the introduction of cooling towers some ten years ago inthis country they have been installed in a great variety of situa-tions, and have become recognized as an important adjunct in allpower stations where the water supply is limited. The accom-panying illustration shows a type of cooling tower which has beendeveloped by the Alberger Condenser Company, of New York,which has many points to recommend it for use in street railwaywork. It is constructed of sheet steel, carefully riveted and braced,and its substantial construction makes it suitable for all are two types manufactured by this company, in one ofwhich the air is circulated by means of one or more fans and inthe other by means of .. stack placed above the cooling towerproper which produces a draft when the air becomes heated by thehot water from the condenser. The interior of the cooling towercontains a filling consisting of boards of swamp cypress, arranged. NATURAL DRAFTCOOLING TOWER COLD WELL OVERFLOW HQT WELL- COOLING TOWER AND BAROMETRIC CONDENSER in a regular manner so as to positively Jetermine and compel theultimate distribution of the water and air. The cooling tower thusprevents any Haphazard or changeable directions for the currentsof air and water, and retains a uniform effectiveness on the sheetsof water exposed to the air. The extended surface of the waterbrings each particle in contact with the air, so that the cooling 74© STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XIX. No. 23. process is thoroughly effective. The same steam engine used tooperate the fans in those towers which are not self-cooling, alsodrives a centrifugal circulating pump, which draws the water fromthe hot well and discharges it to the distributor of the coolingtower. The Alberger natural draft cooling tower represents, how-ever, the most advanced type, as no power is required to circu-late the air. This tower is made in variable sizes, b
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