Gerald D Fritz

US Patent:

42083591, Jun 17, 1980

Filed:

Jan 29, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/007381

Inventors:

Thomas W. Bugler - Prairie Village KS
Gerald D. Fritz - Raytown MO

Assignee:

The Marley Company - Mission KS

International Classification:

B01F 304

US Classification:

261111

Abstract:

A non-clogging liquid distribution assembly especially adapted for use in counterflow water cooling towers is provided which includes a hollow-cone, swirl-type nozzle and a series of circularly arranged, arcuate water-dispersing buttons disposed below the nozzle for breaking up water sprayed from the latter and uniformly dispersing the same over a relatively wide planar area in order to ensure adequate water cooling. The configuration and orientation of the buttons is carefully chosen so as to ensure that individual water particles from the nozzle angularly impinge against the dispersing buttons for maximum water breakup. The assembly is constructed for safely clearing foamed plastic or cellular synthetic rubber balls conventionally placed in cooling water systems to clear condenser tubes or the like. These balls are sized for a particular condenser tube system and vary from 1/2 in. to 11/2 in.

US Patent:

47740345, Sep 27, 1988

Filed:

Sep 25, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/101144

Inventors:

Gerald D. Fritz - Raytown MO

Assignee:

The Marley Cooling Tower Company - Mission KS

International Classification:

B01F 304

US Classification:

261111

Abstract:

A clip for securing splash bars of a cooling tower fill structure to supporting grids is adapted to receive grid members having different cross-sectional configurations. Opposed, depending legs of the clip are connected to tabs that normally project into a channel receiving a section of the grid member, in order to reduce the cross-sectional area of the channel in instances where the grid member has a relatively small transverse configuration. The tabs are resilient and hence deflectable in a lateral direction to enlarge the available transverse area of the channel as may be necessary to receive sections of grid members having larger cross-sectional configurations. In preferred embodiments, the clip is integrally molded of a synthetic resinous material and the tabs are relatively thin to enable the tabs to self-deflect in a lateral direction as the clip is installed onto a larger grid member. A lower edge portion of each tab is inclined relative to vertical to facilitate lateral deflection of the tab as the edge portion comes into contact with the grid member during installation of the clip.

US Patent:

46630929, May 5, 1987

Filed:

Jan 14, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/819220

Inventors:

Ohler L. Kinney - Leawood KS
James R. Houx - Shawnee Mission KS
Gerald D. Fritz - Raytown MO

Assignee:

The Marley Cooling Tower Company - Mission KS

International Classification:

B01F 304

US Classification:

261111

Abstract:

A splash bar for use in fill structure of an evaporative cooling tower has an extruded body with an elongated water impingement portion operable to uniformly disperse deflected water throughout the fill structure for contact with passing air. The splash bar body comprises a pair of arcuate in cross section side margins and an elongated, horizontal, flat top segment interconnecting the side margins. The centers of curvature of the side margins are coincident and lie beneath the body, while the width of the flat top segment is in the range of approximately 15% to approximately 35% of the overall width of the body. In preferred forms of the invention, the width of the flat top segment is approximately 25% of the overall width of the body. Advantageously, the body is hollow and includes a pair of spaced, flat, co-planar bottom walls integrally extending inwardly from the side margins. In alternate forms of the invention, the splash bar includes a pair of outwardly extending elongated side flanges coupled to the body and having notches adapted for clearing upright grid members, in order to substantially preclude longitudinal shifting of the bar as a result of vibration from the tower during operation.