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Experimental study on improving operating conditions of wet cooling towers using various rib numbers of packing.

Author(s) : SHAHALI P., RAHMATI M., ALAVI S. H., et al.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

There are different mass and heat transfer mechanisms between water and air flows inside wet cooling towers (WCTs) so that it is a very difficult task to manage or optimize their operations. In this experimental work, the WCT performance is parametrically investigated in order to understand effects of water flow rate, inlet water temperature, type and arrangement of packing, and mass flow rate of air. Three different types of PVC packings (7, 9 and 18 ribs) are studied in this article separately to investigate influences of rib numbers. Furthermore, operation of the WCT is investigated by changing the inlet water temperature, rib numbers of packing, and flow rate of air and water. Ultimately, a guideline is proposed to reach optimum operating conditions of WCTs by virtue of mathematical equations derived from regression analysis of the measured data.

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Pages: 80-91

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  • Original title: Experimental study on improving operating conditions of wet cooling towers using various rib numbers of packing.
  • Record ID : 30017229
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 65
  • Publication date: 2016/05

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