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Energy performance of a new cooling tower design with zero aerosol formation.

Author(s) : MAATOUK C., ZOUGHAIB A., CLODIC D.

Summary

Cooling towers have been spreading widely in the urban environment, increasing consequently the risk of Legionella. A new cooling tower design is proposed with zero aerosol formation, thus reducing the risk of Legionella. The new design is based on counter-current water-air flow on an inclined surface. A film of water flows in laminar regime and avoids aerosol formation. This paper presents the evaluation of the energy performances of this new design and summarizes the study of several technical options for improving them. A test bench realized at CEP has allowed optimization of the different parameters in order to attain comparable energy performances to that of classical cooling towers.

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Pages: ICR07-B2-1591

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  • Original title: Energy performance of a new cooling tower design with zero aerosol formation.
  • Record ID : 2007-2057
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ICR 2007. Refrigeration Creates the Future. Proceedings of the 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration.
  • Publication date: 2007/08/21

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