Power Transmission Engineering Magazine
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Evolution of Cooling Tower Gearboxes

August 7, 2018
By Jerome Jennings, global product manager, SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc.

Industries that require process heat rejection often use field-erected cooling towers to keep pace with their heat load. Cooling towers have large fans and powerful motors, which can present a host of challenges, including excessive sound, vibration and expense. Gearboxes are employed to address these challenges.