A study on the effects of wind on the air intake flow rate of a cooling tower: Part 1. Wind tunnel study

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-59

  Derksen, D D ^a   Bender, T J ^a   Bergstrom, D J ^a   Rezkallah, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COOLING TOWERS; FLOW PATTERNS; ICE PROBLEMS; MODEL STRUCTURES; WIND TUNNELS;

AIR INTAKE FLOW;

WIND STRESS;

COOLING TOWERS; FLOW PATTERNS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 0030291205     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(96)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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