Basically there are two types of fill: film fill and splash fill. Film fill is made up of sheets of material that the water travels across. Splash fill is designed to disrupt the water and cause, just as the name suggests, splashing. Pieces of fill are assembled together to create bigger blocks which, in turn, are used to create a multitude of thickness and heights to adapt to the particular cooling tower they will be used for.

Patterns in fill, usually crinkles or folds, are called channels or flutes. Flutes typically are designed so that they force the water to take the lengthiest route along them as possible. Smaller flutes are more cost effective because they allow for more capacity per cubic foot. However, larger flutes are good for dirty water applications, such as steel mills. Larger flutes become clogged less often than the smaller ones in these types of applications. Larger flutes sacrifice efficiency, but they also allow more dirty water to be processed. In excessively dirty water applications, a bar type fill is used. This type of fill allows for much larger waste and debris to pass through the cooling tower because the fill takes the form of splash bars throughout the tower. This is the one of the least practical fills, bar type fill allows dirty water to be refined and makes it easier to clean.

While we cannot speak for all cooling tower fill, Universal Tower Parts fill offers a ton of advantages including the following.

• UV PROTECTION
• SELF-EXTINGUISHING FOR EXCELLENT FIRE RATING
• QUICK & EASY INSTALLATION
• STURDY PVC PROTECTION
• HIGHLY EFFICIENT