Tag:man_made=cooling_tower

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Power station Westfalen. Cooling towers.jpg
Description
A cooling tower. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
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tower:type=cooling

Status: in use

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The more common scheme for a cooling tower is man_made=tower + tower:type=cooling

Cooling towers use evaporation of water to reject heat. They are most common at thermal power plants, but also found at oil refineries, chemical plants, etc.

How to map

Draw an area area of the tower's outline.
Add the tags man_made=cooling_tower

See also