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Mathematical Model and Program for the Sizing of Counter-flow Natural Draft Wet Cooling Towers
Mathematical Model and Program for the Sizing of Counter-flow Natural Draft Wet Cooling Towers

Author(s): Ioana Opriș, Victor-Eduard Cenușă
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: cooling tower; mathematical model; computer program; steam power plant;

Summary/Abstract: Assuring the necessary temperature and mass flow rate of the cooling water to the condenser represents an essential condition for the efficient operation of a steam power plant. The paper presents equations which describe the physical phenomena and the mathematical model for the design of counter-flow natural draft wet cooling towers. Following is given the flow-chart of the associated computer program. A case study is made to show the results of the computer program and emphasize the interdependence between the main design parameters.

  • Issue Year: 6/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 436-444
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English