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A Dimensioning Methodology for a Natural Draft Wet Cooling Tower
A Dimensioning Methodology for a Natural Draft Wet Cooling Tower

Author(s): Ioana Opriș, Victor-Eduard Cenușă, George Darie
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: cooling tower; methodology; flow-chart; power plant; heat exchange;

Summary/Abstract: The paper proposes a methodology for thedimensioning of a natural draft wet cooling tower. Themain geometrical dimensions depend on the packingtype, the cooling and the weather conditions. The studyis based on splitting the tower in three main zones: thespray and packing zone, the rain zone and the naturaldraft zone. The methodology is developed on modularbases, by using block-modules both for the three mainzones of the cooling tower and for the inlet/outlet airproperties. It is useful in explaining to the students thecomplex physical phenomena within the cooling towerbut also for the development of a computer program tobe used in engineering, management and education.

  • Issue Year: 6/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 294-302
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English