The performance of natural draft dry cooling towers under crosswind: CFD study

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-161

  Al Waked, Rafat ^a   Behnia, Masud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Cooling tower; Crosswind effect; Thermal performance; Windbreak wall

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBULENCE;

CROSSWIND EFFECTS; CROSSWIND VELOCITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COOLING TOWER; DRAFT; PERFORMANCE; WIND;

EID: 1142269715     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.958     Document Type: Article

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