Recent developments in factory-assembled cooling tower technology can increase cooling capacity per cell by up to 50 percent, expanding the applications for so called “package” towers supporting HVAC and industrial processes. Although field-erected towers have long been the preferred product for process cooling in power plants and heavy industry, new robust designs and materials coupled with cost-saving building techniques make the new generation of modular products logical alternatives for a broader range of applications. 

SPX Cooling Technologies Inc. recently outfitted an 18-foot mobile trailer with displays of field-erected cooling tower components as well as several Marley innovations, including the new M Series Geareducer®, Comp-DS Driveshaft, HP 7000 Fan, and a broad range of heat transfer fill types.

The global cooling towers market is expected to reach $4.85 billion by 2025, according to a new report conducted by Grand View Research Inc. Cooling towers are used in power plants, particularly in thermoelectric power plants, to remove excess heat from the plant.

The redesigned Marley AV line of factory-assembled, single-flow cooling towers feature both single- and multi-fan models and a broader tonnage range from 122-772 nominal ton and flowrate of 117-1,541 gallons per minute (27-350 m3/hr).