Support for a supporting beam of a cooling tower

Abstract

The support (18) for a supporting beam (14) of a cooling tower (10) for supporting installation packages (20) of grid or foil mats (22) for cooling a useful fluid, such as water vapor, by a working fluid, such as sprayed water, is provided with a grid plate (16) having a top side for supporting installation packages (20) and having a bottom side, wherein the grid plate (16) comprises protruding encompassing projections (28) on its bottom side with an intermediate space therebetween to receive a supporting beam (14), with the encompassing projections (28) arranged on both sides of the supporting beam (14).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A support for a supporting beam, e.g. of a cooling tower for supporting installation packages of grid or foil mats for cooling a useful fluid, such as water vapor, by a working fluid, such as sprayed water, comprising
 a grid plate having a top side for supporting installation packages and having a bottom side,   wherein the grid plate comprises protruding encompassing projections on its bottom side with an intermediate space therebetween to receive a supporting beam, with the encompassing projections arranged on both sides of the supporting beam.   
     
     
         2 . The support according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the encompassing projections are formed as grid struts extended in sections or continuously over the bottom side of the grid plate. 
     
     
         3 . The support according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the encompassing projections are connected to the grid struts by means of gusset plate-like connections or junction plate-like connections and are thus reinforced. 
     
     
         4 . The support according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the grid plate comprises plastic. 
     
     
         5 . The support according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the grid plate comprises grid struts extending at right angles to each another. 
     
     
         6 . The support according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the grid plate comprises a fiber-reinforced plastic. 
     
     
         7 . The support according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the grid plate is formed as a profile body. 
     
     
         8 . The support according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the encompassing projections are clipped with the bottom side of the grid plate or are integrally formed with the bottom side of the grid plate.