Adiabatic pre-cooling for a gas cooler

Abstract

A cooling device may include a water header pipe with drain holes arranged in a row oriented at an angle. The water header pipe may receive a supply of water and discharge a first portion of water through the drain holes. An evaporative cooling medium may include a first media portion and a second media portion. The first media portion may have a first media body to receive the first portion of water and discharge a third portion of water. The second media portion may have a second media body to receive the third portion of water and conduct a fourth portion of water. The second media body may receive a first inflow of air at a first temperature and discharge a first outflow of air at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature by evaporative cooling of the fourth portion of water.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooling device, comprising:
 a water header pipe having a plurality of drain holes arranged in a row that is parallel with a central axis of the water header pipe, the row being oriented at an angle measured between a radius to the central axis of the water header pipe and a vertical plane passing through the central axis, the water header pipe being configured to receive a supply of water and discharge a first portion of water through the plurality of drain holes; and   an evaporative cooling medium comprising a first media portion and a second media portion,
 the first media portion having a first media first end, a first media second end, and a first media body, the first media first end being configured to receive the first portion of water, the first media body being configured to conduct the received first portion of water within the first media body as a second portion of water, the first media second end being configured to discharge a third portion of water; and 
 the second media portion having a second media first end, a second media second end, and a second media body, the second media first end being configured to receive the third portion of water, the second media body being configured to conduct the received third portion of water within the second media body as a fourth portion of water. 
   wherein the second media body is configured to receive a first inflow of air at a first temperature and discharge a first outflow of air at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, the first outflow of air being cooled by evaporative cooling of the fourth portion of water.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling device of  claim 1 , wherein the angle is between at least 10-degrees to not more than 40-degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The cooling device of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of water is directed to a first media portion exterior edge, and wherein the second portion of water is configured to initially saturate a second media portion exterior surface. 
     
     
         4 . The cooling device of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first media body includes a first plurality of channels arranged in a substantially vertical manner, and   wherein the second media body includes a second plurality of channels arranged in a substantially horizontal manner, orthogonal to the first plurality of channels.   
     
     
         5 . The cooling device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first media portion and the second media portion include cellulose. 
     
     
         6 . The cooling device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an elongated deflector shield disposed to at least partially surround an upper portion of the water header pipe, the elongated deflector shield being configured to at least one of protect the upper portion of the water header pipe and redirect water from the water header pipe in a direction toward the first media first end.   
     
     
         7 . The cooling device of  claim 6 , wherein the elongated deflector shield includes a lower portion with a lower edge portion that is laterally displaced from a second vertical plane that is coplanar with an outer surface of the first media portion. 
     
     
         8 . The cooling device of  claim 1 , wherein the second media second end is configured to discharge a fifth portion of water, the device further comprising:
 a reservoir configured to collect the fifth portion of water as a collected fifth portion of water; and   a pump configured to transport the collected fifth portion of water and provide the supply of water to the water header pipe.   
     
     
         9 . The cooling device of  claim 8 , wherein the pump has a pump profile that is limited to at least one of avoid overspray, avoid bouncing off first media first end, and promote capture and conduction of water in the first media portion. 
     
     
         10 . The cooling device of  claim 8 , wherein the supply of water is provided to one of a center portion of the water header pipe and an end portion of the water header pipe, wherein at least one end portion of the water header pipe is closed. 
     
     
         11 . A cooling system, comprising the cooling device of  claim 1 , the system further comprising:
 a gas cooler disposed adjacent to the evaporative cooling medium and configured to receive the first outflow of air and provide a second outflow of air.   
     
     
         12 . A cooling system comprising the cooling device of  claim 1 , wherein the water header pipe is a first water header pipe and the evaporative cooling medium is a first evaporative cooling medium, the system further comprising:
 a second water header pipe having a second plurality of drain holes arranged in a second row that is parallel with a second central axis of the second water header pipe, the second row being oriented at a second angle measured between a second radius to the second central axis of the second water header pipe and a second vertical plane passing through the second central axis, the second water header pipe being configured to receive the supply of water and discharge a sixth portion of water through the second plurality of drain holes; and   a second evaporative cooling medium comprising a third media portion and a fourth media portion,
 the third media portion having a third media first end, a third media second end, and a third media body, the third media first end being configured to receive the sixth portion of water, the third media body being configured to conduct the received sixth portion of water within the third media body as a seventh portion of water, the third media second end being configured to discharge an eighth portion of water; and 
 the fourth media portion having a fourth media first end, a fourth media second end, and a fourth media body, the fourth media first end being configured to receive the eighth portion of water, the fourth media body being configured to conduct the received eighth portion of water within the fourth media body as a ninth portion of water, 
   wherein the fourth media body is configured to receive a second inflow of air at a fourth temperature and discharge a third outflow of air at a fifth temperature that is lower than the fourth temperature, the third outflow of air being cooled by evaporative cooling of the ninth portion of water.   
     
     
         13 . The cooling system of  claim 12 , wherein the second angle is between at least 10-degrees to not more than 40-degrees, wherein the sixth portion of water is directed to a third media portion exterior edge, wherein the eighth portion of water is configured to initially saturate a fourth media portion exterior surface, wherein at least one of the third media portion and the fourth media portion include cellulose. 
     
     
         14 . The cooling system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a second elongated deflector shield disposed to at least partially surround a second upper portion of the second water header pipe, the second elongated deflector shield being configured to at least one of protect the second upper portion of the second water header pipe and redirect water from the second water header pipe in a direction toward the third media first end, wherein the second elongated deflector shield includes a second lower portion with a second lower edge portion that is laterally displaced from a fourth vertical plane that is coplanar with a second outer surface of the third media portion.   
     
     
         15 . The cooling system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a first gas cooler disposed adjacent to the first evaporative cooling medium and configured to receive the first outflow of air and provide a second outflow of air.   a second gas cooler disposed adjacent to the second evaporative cooling medium and configured to receive the third outflow of air and provide a fourth outflow of air.   
     
     
         16 . The cooling system of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 at least one fan unit configured to receive the second outflow of air and the fourth outflow of air and expel a fifth outflow of air.   
     
     
         17 . A cooling method, comprising:
 discharging a first portion of water from a water header pipe with a plurality of drain holes arranged in a row that is parallel with a central axis of the water header pipe, the row oriented at an angle measured between a radius to the central axis of the water header pipe and a vertical plane that passes through the central axis;   receiving the first portion of water at a first media first end of a first media portion;   conducting the first portion of water within a first media body of the first media portion as a second portion of water, the first media body includes a first plurality of channels arranged in a substantially vertical manner;   discharging the second portion of water as a third portion of water from a first media second end of the first media portion;   receiving the third portion of water at a second media first end of a second media portion;   conducting the third portion of water within a second media body as a fourth portion of water, the second media body includes a second plurality of channels arranged in a substantially horizontal manner;   receiving a first inflow of air at a first temperature into the second media body;   cooling the first inflow of air by evaporative cooling of the fourth portion of water in the second media body to provide a first outflow of air at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature; and   discharging the first outflow of air.   
     
     
         18 . The cooling method of  claim 17 , wherein the angle is between at least 10-degrees to not more than 40-degrees. 
     
     
         19 . The cooling method of  claim 17 , wherein the first portion of water is directed to a first media portion exterior edge, and wherein the fourth portion of water is configured to initially saturate a second media portion exterior surface. 
     
     
         20 . The cooling method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 discharging the fourth portion of water as a fifth portion of water from a second media second end of the second media portion;   collecting the fifth portion of water as a collected fifth portion of water; and   pumping at least a portion of the collected fifth portion of water to provide a supply of water to the water header pipe.