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Analysis of Mechanical-Draught Counterflow Air/Water Cooling Towers

1983; ASM International; Volume: 105; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1115/1.3245624

1528-8943

John W. Sutherland,

Solar Energy Systems and Technologies

This paper compares an accurate analysis of mechanical draught counterflow cooling towers, including water loss by evaporation, with the approximate common method based on enthalpy driving force developed by Merkel in 1925. Computer programs were developed for both the accurate analysis (TOWER A) and the approximate analysis (TOWER B). Substantial underestimates of tower volume of from 5 to 15 percent are obtained when the approximate analysis is used, indicating the possibility of quite serious consequences as far as cooling tower design is concerned. Computer predictions of cooling tower integral are shown to compare well with published values.