Report - Willington Cooling Towers Derby - September 2021

[Mr Budge]

Cracking photos, like them all. Cracking angles, and drone shots are spot on

Much appreciated

 

[Lord Oort]

Great pictures but shouldn't this be in High Stuff?

Nope, Industrial sites.

 

[dave]

Stunning drone shots. Must agree its in the right place (industrial sites)

 

[Ladybird]

Fantastic images, do you have much bother getting in ??

 

[cw1991urbex]

Amazing pictures

 

[jones-y-gog]

Superb shots especially from the drone. Wonder what it is about the wind there. When I went it was ridiculously windy!

 

[mookster]

Superb shots especially from the drone. Wonder what it is about the wind there. When I went it was ridiculously windy!

I think there's some sort of channelling effect which speeds up the wind travelling through and around the towers, some weird aerodynamics going on.

 

[tigger]

There is a chimney effect due to the shape of the towers which causes an updraft. When in use the effect is significantly increased by the density differences of the hot damp air which rises, dragging in more cold air at the base. Natural draft evaporative towers have to be faily large but are very cheap to run compared to the now much more common smaller fan driven designs. Long-term I wonder which are the best value for money? I know which look better!

The chimney effect is surprisingly strong and a quadcopter or helium filled balloon make the effect easy to observe when inside a natural draft tower with it's external frames and piepwork removed...and Willington is the perfect place for that.

 

[mingerocket]

The chimney effect on the towers is massive, huge updraft inside to the point that you can feel it pushing the quad back up when diving down the inside. I've flown and destroyed freestyle drones there many times. Cracking photos.