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• Heat rejection:The primary purpose of a cooling tower is to reject waste heat from a process to the outside air.
• Evaporative cooling:The most critical cooling mechanism is evaporation, which accounts for the vast majority of heat loss and is more efficient than dry cooling.
• Air and water contact:Cooling towers facilitate direct contact between water and air to maximize heat transfer.
• Recirculation:The cooled water is collected at the bottom and returned to the system to repeat the cooling process.
• Components:These towers contain components like "fill" (slats that increase the surface area for water and air contact), drift eliminators to prevent water loss, and fans to force air through the system (in mechanical draft towers).

• HVAC systems for commercial buildings
• Industrial manufacturing
• Power generation
• Chemical processing plants