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COOLING TOWER EVAPORATION RATES AT HIGH SITE ELEVATIONS.

Author(s) : STEWART W. E. Jr, SMITH D. R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE APPROXIMATE EVAPORATION RATES FROM WET MECHANICAL DRAFT COOLING TOWERS HAS BEEN MADE FOR VARIOUS SITE ELEVATIONS ABOVE SEA LEVEL UP TO 3,048 M (10,000 FT). THE HEAT BALANCE METHOD USED HERE IS A REFINEMENT OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY REPORTEDAND INCLUDES AN EXTENSION OF PREVIOUS RESULTS TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PLOTS ARE PROVIDED FOR ESTIMATING EVAPORATION AS A FUNCTION OF COOLING-TOWER LOAD, AMBIENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WET-BULB TEMPERATURE, AND COOLING-TOWER SITE ELEVATION. COMPARISONS OF PREDICTED MAKE-UP WATER USAGE BY THIS STUDY AND THAT PREDICTED BY SOME COOLING TOWER MANUFACTURERS, AT SEVERAL SITES AND ELEVATIONS ARE ALSO PRESENTED.

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  • Original title: COOLING TOWER EVAPORATION RATES AT HIGH SITE ELEVATIONS.
  • Record ID : 1985-2369
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat Transf. Eng. - vol. 5 - n. 3-4
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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