An FRP cooling tower is a cooling tower whose casing and basin are made from fibre-reinforced plastic (fibreglass). FRP makes the tower lightweight, highly corrosion-resistant, and strong enough to withstand high wind and vibration, giving a long service life with minimal maintenance.
As a trusted FRP cooling tower manufacturer in India, Thermocare Boilers Pvt Ltd (TBPL) designs and builds corrosion-resistant fibreglass cooling towers in induced draft, counter flow, and cross flow configurations. With 25+ years in industrial heating and cooling, we supply energy-efficient FRP cooling towers across India and export markets.
An FRP cooling tower is a heat-rejection device built using fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP), also known as fibreglass or GRP, for its casing, basin, and often its structural parts. Like any cooling tower, it cools hot process or condenser water by distributing it over fill media while a fan moves air through the tower, evaporating a small portion of water to carry heat away.
What makes the FRP cooling tower special is its material. The gel-coated fibreglass shell resists corrosion, chemicals, and weathering far better than steel or timber, stays light in weight, and withstands high wind velocity and vibration. This delivers a longer service life, lower maintenance, and reliable performance — which is why FRP is the most popular cooling tower material across industrial and commercial applications today.
Hygienic & smooth – the gel-coat surface limits scaling and algae build-up
A fan mounted at the top pulls air up through the fill against the downward flow of water. This gives uniform air distribution, efficient evaporation, low noise, and energy savings — the most widely used configuration for industrial cooling.
Air flows vertically upward, directly opposite to the downward-falling water. The counter-current contact gives highly efficient heat transfer in a compact footprint, ideal for space-constrained sites.
Air flows horizontally across the downward flow of water. Cross flow towers offer easy access for maintenance and lower pumping head, suiting many process and HVAC duties.
We manufacture both round (bottle-type) FRP cooling towers for compact, lower-capacity duties and square/rectangular FRP towers for higher capacities and modular multi-cell installations.
Feature | Counter Flow | Cross Flow |
Air vs water direction | Opposite (vertical) | Perpendicular (horizontal) |
Thermal efficiency | Higher | Good |
Footprint | Compact | Larger spread |
Pumping head | Higher | Lower |
Maintenance access | Moderate | Easy |
Best for | Space-limited, high efficiency | Easy upkeep, lower energy head |
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Support structure – FRP/SS hardware for strength and durability
Material of Construction: Gel-coated fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) casing and basin
Fill Media: PVC honeycomb / ring-type fills
Draft Type: Induced draft (forced draft on request)
Flow Configuration: Counter flow or cross flow
Shape: Round (bottle-type) or square/rectangular
Cooling Capacity: From small commercial units to large multi-cell industrial towers (specify your TR / flow rate)
Customisation: Capacity, approach, range, fan, and fill engineered to your wet-bulb and process conditions
Every FRP cooling tower from Thermocare Boilers is selected and built to your heat load, flow rate, and site conditions for optimum cooling performance.
FRP cooling tower price depends on cooling capacity (TR), flow configuration, shape, fill type, and fan/motor selection. Because each tower is sized to your duty, we provide a tailored quote after reviewing your requirements. Contact our engineering team for accurate pricing.
With 25+ years of expertise in industrial heating and cooling, Thermocare Boilers Pvt Ltd is a trusted name for process equipment in India. As an FRP cooling tower manufacturer and supplier, we offer:
Engineered in Kanpur and supplied across India and to international markets, our FRP cooling towers deliver reliable, low-maintenance industrial cooling.
