Cooling Towers, System Components (FM Approval Class Number 4930)

When natural draft or induced draft cooling towers of the crossflow or counterflow type are used as the cooling cycle equipment in
power generating or industrial plants, or for air conditioning applications, various components are required relative to these towers. It
is important that these units and their components do not create a fire hazard, especially during periods when the normal water flow
in the towers is not in operation. The units or components listed have been evaluated and found to be of low fire hazard not requiring
automatic sprinkler protection of themselves when used for their intended purpose.
These products have been examined from a fire performance standpoint but have not been evaluated for quantity or toxicity of
products of combustion. If the cooling tower is located in the vicinity of an occupancy susceptible to smoke damage, additional
precautions may need to be taken. Consult appropriate FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets.
FM Approved Cooling Tower exterior wall assemblies have a wind load rating expressed as a pair of inward and outward acting
pressures (Pinward and Poutward or +P/-P) determined using a combination of static and cyclic pressure tests. The rating is the lowest
pair of pressures (inward and outward) attained in the static pressure test or the cyclic pressure test. The ratings are in increments of
5 psf (0.24 kPa) based on the inward (positive) pressure. The minimum rating for Approval is 30 psf (1.44 kPa) for the inward (positive)
pressure. The magnitude of the pressure on the leeward side of a building is equal or higher than the pressure on the windward side
so the outward pressure is based on pressure coefficients of either (-1.4P) or (-2.0P) based on an applied pressure (+P) on the
windward side. FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheet 1-28 is used to determine the minimum wind load rating(s) required
based on the tower's geometry and geographic location.
FM Global recognizes three (3) different wind zones referred to as Zone HM, Zone H and Zone NH. The FM Global Property Loss
Prevention Data Sheets are used to determine which zone applies for a particular location. Zone HM is used to denote those exterior
wall assemblies that have been qualified for locations that are subject to both hurricane force winds and missile impact from
windborne debris. Zone H is used to denote those exterior wall assemblies that have been qualified for locations that are subject to
hurricane force winds but not subject to missile impacts from windborne debris. Zone NH is used to denote those exterior wall
assemblies in non-hurricane zones that are not subjected to either hurricane force winds or missile impacts from windborne debris.
FM Approvals recognizes five (5) earthquake zones: 50-yr; 100-yr; 250-yr; 500-yr; and >500-yr. With this methodology, zone 50-yr is
the most severe. These earthquake zones are unique to FM Global and FM Approvals and do not necessarily correlate with the
zoning of other code bodies. Refer to the earthquake maps contained in FM Global Loss Prevention Data Sheet 1-2 to determine the
applicable earthquake zone.

Single Cell Cooling Towers

The following water cooling towers are FM Approved when installed in single cell or multi cell fashion.
EvapTech Inc
8331 Nieman Rd, Lenexa, Kansas 66214, USA
Product
EvapTech Series ES Custom PVC Fill and Eliminators

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Listing Country
United States of America

Certification Type
FM Approved

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