cooling tower
noun
: a structure over which circulated water is trickled to reduce its temperature by partial evaporation
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The water carrying heat from computers is typically piped to cooling towers.
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Charles Q. Choi, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2024
Other replacement components include chillers, water filtration, and cooling towers.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
The heavy metal is also an industrial pollutant and has been discharged from chemical plants, cooling towers and gas compressor stations.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
However, according to the city of Miami’s Building Department, the tower has an active permit for a cooling tower, a $1.5 million project.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
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Charles Q. Choi, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2024
Other replacement components include chillers, water filtration, and cooling towers.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
The heavy metal is also an industrial pollutant and has been discharged from chemical plants, cooling towers and gas compressor stations.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
However, according to the city of Miami’s Building Department, the tower has an active permit for a cooling tower, a $1.5 million project.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Cooling tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling%20tower. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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