Simplified models for direct and indirect contact cooling towers and evaporative condensers

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-31

  Lebrun, J ^a   Aparecida Silva, C ^a   Trebilcock, F ^a   Winandy, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS;

EVAPORATIVE CONDENSERS; FLOW RATE; FLUID COOLERS;

COOLING TOWERS;

EID: 1942486438     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0143624404bt088oa     Document Type: Article

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