What are installed on the outer sides of the cooling tower to adjust the quantity and direction of the airflow into the tower?

A. Fill
B. Louvers
C. Drift eliminators
D. Water distribution header


A. Incorrect. Fill is the material that breaks the water into smaller droplets as it falls through the cooling tower.
B. Correct. Louvers, which are movable, slanted slats, are installed on the outer sides of the cooling tower to adjust the quantity and direction of the airflow into the tower.
C. Incorrect. Drift eliminators prevent water from being blown out of the cooling tower.
D. Incorrect. At the top of the cooling tower is a water distribution header that provides returned (hot) cooling water to a distributor box located at the top of forced and induced draft cooling towers.

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