MORE SUSTAINABLE
EVAPORATIVE COOLING

applying durable ecovap technology

A NEW BREED OF EVAPORATIVE COOLING FILL MEDIA AND ENCLOSURES

Commercial evaporative cooling towers are an integral part of many industries, including power plants, chemical processing, oil refining, steel mills, and waste incineration, where evaporative cooling and heat exchange are essential processes. EcoVAP™ is currently developing proprietary evaporative cooling components that are purpose-built to address the inherent mechanical, operational, and chemical challenges associated with these large, expensive, and dynamic systems. EcoVAP Evaporative Matrix™ (EM) media fills and enclosures can significantly improve cooling tower performance while eliminating corrosion, fouling, scaling, and microbiological growth contaminates. The resulting systems will not only perform better, but also cost less to maintain, due to the superior cooling performance and build quality of internal components.

From the largest commercial evaporative cooling towers to smaller mobile “swamp coolers”, EcoVAP's patent pending revolutionary technology holds the promise to radically improve overall system cooling performance while simultaneously reducing total cost of ownership. Preliminary research and prototypes infer the following potential benefits:

  • + Superior cooling performance
  • + 50-90% reduction in annual maintenance costs
  • + Elimination of all media enclosure corrosion
  • + Elimination of microbiological growth contamination
  • + Superior thermal properties, build quality, and durability

PRECISION ECOVAP COMPONENTS WILL TRANSFORM EVAPORATIVE COOLING

Initial ECOVAP evaporator fill media and enclosure prototypes, can be customized to fit any size commercial cooling tower, delivering superior performance, thermal properties, and maintainability. Virtually indestructible and maintenance-free, these components have the potential to eliminate many of the deficiencies that plague most popular commercial cooling towers.

SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE &
BUILD QUALITY

EcoVAP’s patented biomimicry technology evaporates water more effectively than conventional media due to its superior design and HDPE composition. Evaporative coolers equipped with our media fills will cool more efficiently, last longer, and resist fouling compared to competing solutions. Furthermore, EcoVAP Evaporative Matrix panels have incredible build durability and quality, lasting 40+ years without replacement.

REDUCED MAINTENANCE &
COST OF OWNERSHIP

EcoVAP evaporator fill media is made from 100% recycled HDPE resins that are completely impervious to the most corrosive water. Our custom media and enclosures are effectively maintenance- free, requiring only occasional pressure washing, and will never become fouled by accumulated water solids. Because each enclosure is made from the same material as our highly durable media, expensive refurbishments are likely unnecessary, lowering total cost of ownership.

CONTRASTING EVAPORATIVE
COOLING SOLUTIONS

CONVENTIONAL

low PERFORMANCE, Disposable,
prone TO FOULING

  • Inferior evaporative cooling
    properties
  • Inferior thermal properties
  • Inferior durability
  • Vulnerable to clogging and fouling
  • Fill media enclosures subject to severe corrosion
  • High maintenance costs
  • Frequent media replacement

ECOVAP

high PERFORMANCE, DURABle,
ZERO FOULING

  • Superior evaporative cooling performance
  • Superior thermal properties
  • Superior durability
  • Resistant to clogging and fouling
  • Fill media enclosures impervious to corrosion
  • Virtually maintenance free
  • Fill media service life >40 years

ECOVAP VS THE COMPETITION

The following table contrasts Ecovap’s evaporative technology and durable materials with conventional evaporative cooling components and their effects on key operational factors

OPERATIONAL FACTORS
CELLULOSE
FIBER IN
STANDARD
ENCLOSURE
POLYESTER
FIBER IN
STANDARD
ENCLOSURE
POLYVINYL
CHLORIDE (PVC)
IN STANDARD
ENCLOSURE
ECOVAP HDPE FILL MEDIA & ENCLOSURE
CORROSION (ENCLOSURE)
SUSCEPTIBLE
SUSCEPTIBLE
SUSCEPTIBLE
NO RISK
SCALING
MODERATE-HIGH
MODERATE
MODERATE
LOWEST
MICRO-BIOLOGICAL GROWTH
HIGH
MODERATE
MODERATE
NO RISK
FOULING
HIGH
MODERATE
MODERATE
NO RISK
DURABILITY
POOR
FAIR
GOOD
SUPERIOR
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
LOWEST
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“... of all the water technologies we’ve evaluated over the years this is by far the most exciting. It’s unique, it’s simple and it works ...”

Mark Ritchie, General Manager, Tallgrass Energy, LP