Air compressors are usually not recommended to be placed directly outdoors, while cooling towers must be placed outdoors. The specific analysis is as follows:
the problem of placing the air compressor outdoors
- environmental damage: The air compressor is directly exposed to the outdoor environment and is susceptible to sun exposure, rain immersion and dust intrusion. These factors will damage the machine parts and shorten the life of the equipment.
- Heat dissipation and ventilation although the air compressor will generate a lot of heat during operation and requires good ventilation and heat dissipation conditions, it may not be able to ensure a stable ventilation environment directly outside, especially in areas with high temperature or wind and sand.
- Maintenance and maintenance: The outdoor environment may increase the difficulty of maintenance and maintenance of the air compressor, such as cleaning, inspection, replacement of the filter element and other operations may be more inconvenient.
Special circumstances: If the air compressor must be installed outdoors, the following protective measures shall be taken:
- build a rain shelter or cover to prevent rainwater from directly entering the equipment.
- Ensure adequate ventilation space around the equipment to avoid hot air accumulation.
- Install windproof net to reduce the erosion of wind and sand on equipment.
- The equipment and its connecting pipes shall be insulated to prevent freezing or frost cracking in low temperature environment.
The necessity of placing cooling towers outdoors
- thermal Requirements: The cooling tower takes away heat through evaporation to achieve the cooling effect of circulating water. The fan upward ventilation, hot air go up, if placed indoors will affect the indoor environment, and the heat dissipation effect will be greatly reduced.
- Environmental impact: The cooling tower is placed indoors, which will cause the indoor ambient temperature to rise and humidity to increase, which is detrimental to the health of workers and the operation of equipment. In addition, water vapor may also accelerate the corrosion of the internal steel structure of the plant.
- Special case handling: If the cooling tower cannot be placed outdoors due to space constraints, consider placing it on top of the building. If the top is not allowed, you can choose the side air cooling tower, and through the wall hole to send heat to the outdoor. At this time, the cooling tower model should be carefully calculated to ensure that the parameters required by the equipment are met.
