23-15: Lab Evaluation of Fill Component Flammability

This paper explores the plausibility of an intermediate-scale, cost-effective product test method for cooling tower fill media. The work further investigates the test method presented in CTI TP17-15, Novel Methods for Characterizing Ignitability of Cooling Tower Polymer Fill Products, simulating “hot work” above the fill media via a heated metal plate. A matrix of products with varying geometry, composition, and thickness were tested. Several variables are evaluated and presented in the pursuit of a component level flammability classification.