Hvac Water Chillers And Cooling Towers (Reliable · VERSION)

As that water cools the building, it picks up heat and returns to the chiller warm.

You might wonder why we don't just use big fans like a home AC unit. Hvac Water Chillers and Cooling Towers

The tower sprays the hot water over a "fill" material while a massive fan blows air through it. As that water cools the building, it picks

Once the chiller has "captured" the heat, it needs to get rid of it. It transfers that heat to a second, separate loop of water that heads straight to the on the roof. Once the chiller has "captured" the heat, it

The now-cooled water drops into a basin and heads back down to the chiller to do it all over again. ⚡ Why Not Just Use Air?

Water carries heat much more efficiently than air.

For skyscrapers or hospitals, air-cooled systems would have to be impossibly large.