Encon is the go-to brand when it comes to energy efficient, sturdy Cooling Towers with low operating cost, across clients of all scale & size and across various industries.
We believe that a quality product can only be called so once it has undergone the strictest tests of quality methodologies and standards.
Over time, we developed our own research lab & facilities dedicated to giving you only the very best of all possibilities.
Design parameters affecting Efficiency
Features
Comparison between Materials of Construction
Cooling towers can be made from a large variety of materials of construction. A small comparison between Concrete, FRP and Timber highlights the difference between them and their relative advantages and disadvantages.
| # | Criteria | Timber | FRP | RCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality | Available Timber of low grade | Consistent and High quality | Depends on specifications |
| 2 | Installation & Operating Cost | Low installation cost & high operation cost | Slightly high installation cost but low operation cost | High cost for small tower |
| 3 | Operation & Maintenance | High | Low | High for corrosive environment |
| 4 | Length of Members | Small | Tailor make (as per requirement) | As per design |
| 5 | Bio Decay | Decays due to Fungus, Algae & Bacteria | No such decay | Algae formation |
| 6 | Repair & Replacement | Very frequent | Very less | Very less |
| 7 | Life | 5 Years | 15-20 Years | 20 Years |
| 8 | Environmental Impact | Wood logging & treatment of wood plays havoc with environment | No such direct impact | No such direct impact |
