Selection and Sizing the Proper Quiet Module Cooling Tower

Cooling Range = water temperature in (warm) - water temperature out (cool)

Approach Temperature = water temperature out - design wet bulb temperature
1. Locate maximum wet bulb temperature for your area - USA, Canada, Mexico
2. Determine cooling range and approach temperature - Selection Charts for
65, 70, 75, 80 Deg. F
3. Determine cooling tower selection factor based on your wet bulb
temperature. Interpolate as necessary.
4. Using selection factor from step 3 and your desired rate of flow in GPM,
determine proper Quiet Module Cooling Tower selection from Cooling Tower
Capacities table. For safe sizing, oversize by 10 - 20%
Example: Size a cooling tower for

110 GPM flow

75 Deg. F wet bulb temperature
90 Deg. F inlet
82Deg. F outlet temperature.

With the above parameters and the accompanying charts we determine RKM40 by
the following procedure
1. Wet bulb temperature = 75 Deg. F
2. Cooling range = 90 - 82 = 8 Deg. F; Approach temperature = 82 - 75 = 7
Deg. F
3. Selection factor = 5.3 (Selection Factor table, 75 Deg. F wet bulb)
4. From Cooling Tower Capacities table, Model RKM40 can handle 120 GPM at
5.0 selection factor or 136 GPM at 5.5 selection factor. At 5.3, it will handle
approximately 130 GPM.

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Selection factors for 65 Deg.F wet bulb

Approach in Deg. F
Range
Deg. F
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

4.1

4.7

5.2

5.7

6.1

6.5

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.8

8.1

8.4

3.7

4.3

4.8

5.2

5.6

6.4

6.7

7.3

7.6

7.9

3.3

3.9

4.4

4.8

5.2

5.6

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.2

7.4

3.6

4.1

4.5

4.9

5.3

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.8

2.8

3.3

3.8

4.2

4.6

5.3

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.7

2.6

3.1

3.6

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.7

6.3

6.5

2.4

2.9

3.3

3.7

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.7

6.2

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14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2.2

2.7

3.1

3.5

3.9

4.2

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.8

2.5

3.4

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.7

5.3

5.5

5.7

1.9

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.5

1.8

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.7

4.3

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.4

1.7

2.2

2.6

3.3

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.2

1.6

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.8

1.5

1.9

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.7

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.9

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.3

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

Selection factors for 75 Deg.F wet bulb

Approach Deg. F
Range Deg. F
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

5.6

6.1

6.6

7.4

7.8

8.1

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

4.6

5.2

5.7

6.1

6.6

6.9

7.3

7.6

7.9

8.2

8.4

8.5

4.3

4.8

5.3

5.8

6.1

6.5

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.8

8.1

8.4

4.5

5.4

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.9

7.1

7.4

7.7

3.7

4.2

4.7

5.1

5.5

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.6

3.5

4.1

4.5

4.9

5.3

5.7

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.1

7.4

3.3

3.8

4.3

4.7

5.1

5.4

5.7

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.1

3.2

3.7

4.1

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.6

6.9

3.5

3.9

4.3

4.7

5.3

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.4

6.7

2.9

3.3

3.8

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.7

6.2

6.5

2.7

3.2

3.6

4.4

4.7

5.3

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.3

2.6

3.1

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.7

6.2

2.5

3.4

3.7

4.1

4.4

4.7

5.3

5.5

5.8

2.4

2.9

3.3

3.6

4.3

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.7

5.9

2.3

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.6

5.8

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Selection factors for 80 Deg.F wet bulb

Approach Deg.F
Range Deg.F
6
7
8
9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

5.5

6.1

6.6

7.1

7.5

7.9

8.3

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

5.1

5.7

6.2

6.6

7.4

7.8

8.1

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

4.8

5.3

5.8

6.2

6.6

7.4

7.7

8.3

8.5

8.5

4.5

4.9

5.5

5.9

6.3

6.7

7.3

7.6

7.9

8.2

8.4

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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4.2

4.7

5.2

5.6

6.4

6.7

7.3

7.6

7.9

8.1

4.5

4.9

5.4

5.7

6.2

6.5

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.6

7.9

3.8

4.3

4.7

5.1

5.5

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.8

7.1

7.3

7.6

3.7

4.2

4.6

5.3

5.7

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.1

7.4

3.5

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.5

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.6

6.9

7.1

3.3

3.8

4.2

4.6

5.3

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.4

6.7

6.9

3.2

3.7

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.5

5.7

6.3

6.5

6.8

3.1

3.5

4.4

4.7

5.1

5.4

5.6

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.6

3.4

3.9

4.2

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.5

2.9

3.3

3.7

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.9

6.1

6.4

2.8

3.2

3.6

4.4

4.7

5.3

5.6

5.8

6.3

Cooling Tower Capacities in GPM

Cooling Tower Selection Factors
Model
RKM10
RKM15
RKM20
RKM30
RKM40
RKM50
RKM60
RKM80
RKM100
RKM150
RKM200
RKM240
RKM320
RKM400

1.5

2 2.5

3 3.5

4.5

5.5

6.5

7.5

8.5

13

15

16

18

21

23

27

30

34

38

44

49

55

63

70

20

22

24

27

30

35

40

45

50

57

66

74

82

90

98

26

30

32

36

42

46

54

60

68

76

88

98

110

110

110

39

45

48

54

63

69

81

90

102

114

132

147

165

189

210

52

60

64

72

84

92

108

120

136

152

176

196

220

240

260

66

74

82

90 102 116

134

150

168

190

220

246

260

260

260

78

90

96 108 126 138

162

180

204

228

264

294

330

378

400

104 120 128 144 168 184

216

240

272

304

352

392

400

410

420

132 148 164 180 204 232

268

300

336

380

440

492

520

560

600

198 222 246 270 306 348

402

450

504

570

660

738

780

800

825

264 296 328 360 408 464

536

600

672

760

880

984 1040 1120 1200

312 360 384 432 504 552

648

720

816

912 1056 1176 1200 1230 1260

416 480 512 576 672 736

864

960 1088 1216 1408 1568 1600 1640 1680

520 600 640 720 840 920 1080 1200 1360 1520 1760 1960 2000 2050 2100

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Cooling Tower Data

Nominal
Flow

Model

G
P
M

Dimension Dimensions
Piping-inches
s-in.
-mm

L/Mi
L W H L
n

Piping-mm

No. of
Module
I Ou O D F
OU O D F
s
W H
IN
n t F R V
T F R V

RKM10

34

130

45 33 47

114
119
3 838 4 2

1 50

50

25 25 25

RKM15

52

195

50 33 47

127
119
0 838 4 2

1 50

50

25 25 25

RKM20

70

264

50 46 47

127
119
0 1168 4 2

1 50

50

25 25 25

RKM30

103

390

50 66 47

127
119
0 1676 4 3

1 75

75

50 25 25

RKM40

137

520

50 92 47

127
119
0 2336 4 3

1 75

75

50 50 20

RKM50

160

606

50 88 53

127
134
0 2235 6 3

1 75

75

50 50 20

RKM60

206

780

50 138 47

127
119
0 3504 4 4

10
0 100 50 50 20

RKM80

276

1044 80 88 58

203
147
2 2235 3 4

10
0 100 50 50 20

RKM100

320

1212 50 176 53

127
134
0 4470 6 5

12
7 127 50 50 25

RKM150

480

1818 50 264 53

127
134
0 6705 6 6

15
2 152 50 50 25

RKM200

640

2424 50 352 53

127
134
0 8940 6 6

15
2 152 50 50 25

RKM240

827

3132 80 264 58

203
147
2 6705 3 8

20
3 203 75 75 50

RKM320

110
3

4176 80 352 53

203
147
2 8940 3 8

20
3 203 75 75 50

RKM400

137
9

5220 80 440 58

203 1117 147

2
5
3 8

20
3 203 75 75 50

MODEL
RKM10
RKM15
RKM20
RKM30
RKM40
RKM50
RKM60

Air Flow
CFM
M3/min
3004
85
4240
120
5300
150
8481
240
10601
300
13251
375
15901
450

HP
0.25
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

Motor
KW Qty
0.2
1
0.37
1
0.37
1
0.37
2
0.37
2
0.37
2
0.37
3

Dry Weight
LBS
KG
187
85
308
140
330
150
550
250
660
300
726
330
990
450

Wet Weight
LBS
KG
420
187
420
187
540
241
840
375
1080
482
1200
535
1620
723

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RKM100
RKM150
RKM200
RKM240
RKM320
RKM400

18021
26502
39753
53004
54064
72085
90106

510
750
1125
1500
1530
2040
2550

1
0.5
0.5
0.5
1
1
1

0.75
0.37
0.37
0.37
0.75
0.75
0.75

2
4
6
8
6
8
10

1496
1452
2178
2904
4488
5984
7480

680
660
990
1320
2040
2720
3400

2200
2400
3240
4320
6600
8800
12000

981
1070
1445
1927
2944
3925
5352

For larger sizes, consult factory.

H = Tower Height
W = Tower Width

L = Tower Length
IN = Water Inlet

OUT = Water Outlet

OF = Over Flow

DR = Drain
FV = Float Valve