According to the ventilation method is divided into: ① natural ventilation cooling tower; ② mechanical ventilation cooling tower; ③ Mixed ventilation Cooling tower
According to the contact mode of water and air: ① wet cooling tower, ② dry cooling tower, ③ dry-wet cooling tower.

According to the flow direction of hot water and air: ① countercurrent type cooling tower; ② cross-flow (direct AC) type cold

According to the ventilation method is divided into: ① natural ventilation cooling tower; ② mechanical ventilation cooling tower; ③ Mixed ventilation Cooling tower
According to the contact mode of water and air: ① wet cooling tower, ② dry cooling tower, ③ dry-wet cooling tower.
According to the flow direction of hot water and air: ① countercurrent Cooling tower, ② cross-flow (direct AC) type cooling tower, (3) mixed flow cooling tower
According to the application area: ① industrial cooling tower; ② Air conditioning type cooling tower.
According to noise level: ① common type cooling tower, ② low noise cooling tower, ③ super low noise cooling tower, ④ Super mute cooling tower.

Divided by shape: ① round cooling tower: ② Square Cooling tower.
According to water and air whether direct contact points: ① Open Cooling tower: ② closed-type cooling tower (also known as closed cooling towers, closed cooling towers).
Other types of cooling towers, such as spray-type cooling towers, fan cooling towers and so on.