Performance Characteristics of a Closed Circuit Cooling Tower with Multi Path
The experimental thermal performance of two heat
exchangers in closed-wet cooling tower (CWCT) was investigated in
this study. The test sections are heat exchangers which have multi path
that is used as the entrance of cooling water and are consisting of
bare-type copper tubes between 15.88mm and 19.05mm. The process
fluids are the cooling water that flows from top part of heat exchanger
to bottom side in the inner side of tube, and spray water that flows
gravitational direction in the outer side of it. Air contacts its outer side
of that as it counterflows. Heat and mass transfer coefficients and
cooling capacity were calculated with variations of process fluids,
multi path and different diameter tubes to figure out the performance
of characteristics of CWCT.
The main results were summarized as follows: The results show this
experiment is reliable with values of heat and mass transfer
coefficients comparing to values of correlations. Heat and mass
transfer coefficients and cooling capacity of two paths are higher than
these with one path using 15.88 and 19.05mm tubes. Cooling capacity
per unit volume with 15.88mm tube using one and two paths are
higher than 19.05mm tube due to increase of surface area per unit
volume.
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of chemical engineering. 3rd. ed. McGraw-Hill Inc.
[2] Parker, R.O., and R. E. Treybal. 1961. The heat, mass transfer
Characteristics of Evaporative coolers. Chemical Engineering Progress
Symposium Series. pp57-32. pp138-149.
[3] T. Mizushina, R ito, H. Miyashita, 1968. Characteristics and methods of
thermal design of evaporative cooler. International Chemical
Engineering. Vol 8. No 3. pp532-538.
[4] Nitsu, Y., K. Naito, and T. Anzai. 1969. Studies of the Characteristics and
Design Procedure of Evaporative Coolers, Journal of the society of
Heating, Air-Conditioning. Sanitary Engineers of Japan. Vol. 41. No 12.
and Vol 43. No 7
[5] Jorge Facao and Armando Oliveira. 2004. Heat and mass transfer
correlations for the design of small indirect contact cooling towers.
Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol 24. issues 14-15. pp1969-1978.
[6] M. M. A. Sarker, E. Kim, C. G. Moon, J.I.Yoon. 2008. Performance
characteristics of the hybrid closed circuit cooling tower. Energy and
Building. Vol 40. No 8. pp1529-1535.
[1] Walker WH, Lewis WK, McAdams WH, Gilliland ER. 1923. Principles
of chemical engineering. 3rd. ed. McGraw-Hill Inc.
[2] Parker, R.O., and R. E. Treybal. 1961. The heat, mass transfer
Characteristics of Evaporative coolers. Chemical Engineering Progress
Symposium Series. pp57-32. pp138-149.
[3] T. Mizushina, R ito, H. Miyashita, 1968. Characteristics and methods of
thermal design of evaporative cooler. International Chemical
Engineering. Vol 8. No 3. pp532-538.
[4] Nitsu, Y., K. Naito, and T. Anzai. 1969. Studies of the Characteristics and
Design Procedure of Evaporative Coolers, Journal of the society of
Heating, Air-Conditioning. Sanitary Engineers of Japan. Vol. 41. No 12.
and Vol 43. No 7
[5] Jorge Facao and Armando Oliveira. 2004. Heat and mass transfer
correlations for the design of small indirect contact cooling towers.
Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol 24. issues 14-15. pp1969-1978.
[6] M. M. A. Sarker, E. Kim, C. G. Moon, J.I.Yoon. 2008. Performance
characteristics of the hybrid closed circuit cooling tower. Energy and
Building. Vol 40. No 8. pp1529-1535.
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exchangers in closed-wet cooling tower (CWCT) was investigated in
this study. The test sections are heat exchangers which have multi path
that is used as the entrance of cooling water and are consisting of
bare-type copper tubes between 15.88mm and 19.05mm. The process
fluids are the cooling water that flows from top part of heat exchanger
to bottom side in the inner side of tube, and spray water that flows
gravitational direction in the outer side of it. Air contacts its outer side
of that as it counterflows. Heat and mass transfer coefficients and
cooling capacity were calculated with variations of process fluids,
multi path and different diameter tubes to figure out the performance
of characteristics of CWCT.
The main results were summarized as follows: The results show this
experiment is reliable with values of heat and mass transfer
coefficients comparing to values of correlations. Heat and mass
transfer coefficients and cooling capacity of two paths are higher than
these with one path using 15.88 and 19.05mm tubes. Cooling capacity
per unit volume with 15.88mm tube using one and two paths are
higher than 19.05mm tube due to increase of surface area per unit
volume.", keywords = "Closed–Wet Cooling Tower, Cooling Capacity, Heatand Mass Transfer Coefficients.", volume = "2", number = "10", pages = "1178-5", }