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MEASUREMENT OF COOLING TOWER FILL MATERIAL PERFORMANCE AT LOW TEMPERATURES.

Author(s) : SCHULTZ T., ERENS P. J.

Summary

FILL MATERIAL IS USED IN COOLING TOWERS AND AIR CHILLERS TO ACHIEVE A HIGH CONTACT AREA BETWEEN THE COOLING MEDIUM AND THE MEDIUM BEING COOLED. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FILLMATERIAL IS DETERMINED EXPERIMENTALLY AND IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF WATER AND AIR MASS FLOWRATES ONLY WHILE VARIATIONS IN AIR AND WATER PROPERTIES ARE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. IN THE COOLING TOWER MODE, WATER TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 303 TO323 K (30 TO 50 DEG C) AND IN THE AIR CHILLER MODE, TEMPERATURES OF ABOUT 277 K (4 DEG C) ARE COMMON. THE PAPER EXAMINES RESULTS OBTAINED WITH A SPLASH TYPE FILL MATERIAL BY COMPARING ITS PERFORMANCE IN THE COOLING TOWER AND AIR CHILLER MODES.

Details

  • Original title: MEASUREMENT OF COOLING TOWER FILL MATERIAL PERFORMANCE AT LOW TEMPERATURES.
  • Record ID : 1991-2121
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990/04/23
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE-FRIGAIR '90, Pretoria
    vol. 2; pap. M.13; 10 p.; 7 fig.; 3 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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