Excessive water drift in the cooling tower could be a result of which condition?

Excessive water drift in a cooling tower can occur when drift eliminators are not functioning correctly or are misaligned. Drift eliminators are designed to capture and condense water droplets that are entrained in the airflow of the cooling tower. If these eliminators are out of place or damaged, they will not effectively trap the water droplets, allowing a higher volume of water to escape into the atmosphere in the form of mist or vapor.

This condition leads to water loss and can also reduce the efficiency of the cooling tower since the main purpose of these systems is to cool the circulated water effectively without significant loss. Other factors, such as low humidity levels, inadequate water temperature, or high saturation, may influence the overall operation of a cooling tower but are not directly responsible for the physical loss of water through drift in the same way that ineffective drift eliminators are.