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Question 10

Which of the following represents cooling towers?

  • A

    A cooling rejection device that rejects waste cool to the atmosphere through heating of water stream to a higher temperature

  • B

    A boiling device that absorbs waste heat to reject it back to the atmosphere to provide cooling water to the building

  • C

    An open-loop system that acts as a cooling sink by recirculating heated water.

  • D

    A heat rejection device that rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

A cooling tower is a heat rejection device that rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature. It’s often called closed-loop cooling system as it acts as a heat sink by recirculating water.

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