Droplets of water (resulting from splashing, etc) may become entrained in the air stream and then ost from the System. This loss does not contribute to the cooling, but must replenish by the accumulator or make-up tank. To minimize this loss, a droplet arrester, or eliminator is fitted at the tower outlet. This component causes droplets to coalesce, forming drops which are too large to
be entrained and these will fall back into the packings