The Lewis factor and its influence on the performance prediction of wet-cooling towers

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 879-884

  Kloppers, Johannes C ^a   Kröger, Detlev G ^b  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Lewis factor; Lewis number; Poppe; Wet cooling tower

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPECIFIC HEAT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

LEWIS FACTOR; LEWIS NUMBER; POPPE; WET-COOLING TOWER;

COOLING TOWERS;

EID: 18944396088     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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