Second-law-based performance evaluation of cooling towers and evaporative heat exchangers

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-198

  Qureshi, Bilal A ^a   Zubair, Syed M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dead state; Evaporative condenser; Evaporative cooler; Exergy

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; EXERGY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DEAD STATE; ENGINEERING EQUATION SOLVER (EES); EVAPORATIVE CONDENSER; EVAPORATIVE COOLER;

COOLING TOWERS;

EID: 33751263881     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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