THERFLOW COOLING TOWERS

Windload Anchorage Recommendations

Velocity Pressure Basic wind speed Building Classification Importance Factor (I) Height above grade Exposure Type Exposure Coefficient (Kz) Wind Directionality (Kd) Velocity Pressure Cylinder wind force Gust effect factor (G) Force coefficients Projected cylinder area Cylinder wind force 160MPH (72m/s) III 1 (as given in spec) 30 ft C 1.23 (based on columniform shape) 0.9 (as given in spec) 66.3 psf TFR-80 Cooling Tower info cylinder height(H) 10.66ft (3250mm) cylinder diameter max(D) 9.48ft (2890mm) number of fans 1 operating weight 1023kg dry weight 607kg

0.85 (as given in spec) 1.3 101.10 square feet (all cylinders max) 7406.74 lbs

cylinder wind force located at about H/2

Net Moment about Origin "O" Must be zero Location of tower wind force 4.74 Location of cylinder wind force 5.33 Anchoring force required 2061.15 lbs Total shear force Maximum Horizontal force Number of bolts Maximum Horizontal shear Allowable shear

dry weight, located at D/2

7406.74 lbs 3 2468.91 lbs/anchor 2831 lbs/anchor

see independent calculations by Therflow cooling towers attached.

OK - selection passes Tension force (if moment component above is positive) Anchoring force required 2061.15 Number of anchors 3 Tensile strength required 687.05 lbs/anchor Allowable tension 3774 lbs/anchor OK - selection passes Recommend using 1/2" grade 2 bolts placed as indicated on steel support configuration drawing in cooling tower submittal package.

see independent calculations by Therflow cooling towers attached.

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Base on air density Q air at 20 and sea level atmospheric pressure is 1.21 kg/m 3, time averaged surface pressure is proportional to wind velocity pressure P V is: PV = Qair. U2/2 where U is the wind velocity At U = 160 MPH (72m/s)
2 PV = 1.21(72) /2 = 3136 Pa

Average wind force = 3136 /9.81 = 320 kg/m

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TFR-80 Force on cooling tower with a face area less than (101.10 ft 2) 9.39m2 9.39m x 320 kg/m 3005.6 kg Tower footing design = 3800 kg Tower structure design = 4200 kg Note: 1. Instantaneous pressure may vary significantly above and below these averages and peak pressure two or three times the mean values are possible. 2. Actual force transmitted to cooling tower will depend on surface roughness of the cooling tower. Other correction factors such as exposure coefficient, wind directionality, gust effect factor and force coefficient etc might need to be used in the determinaiton of the actual wind forces.
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Date : December 23, 2006 Therflow Cooling Tower Division Therflow Cooling Tower Division

YQ SOON Technical Director

LISA WANG Sales Manager