Numerical study of coupled heat and mass transfer in geothermal water cooling tower

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 988-994

  Bourouni, K ^a   Bassem, M M ^b   Chaibi M T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Convection; Cross flow cooling tower; Evaporation; Geothermal water; Modelling; Thermal behaviour

Indexed keywords

COOLING TOWERS; EVAPORATION; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CROSS FLOW COOLING TOWER; GEOTHERMAL WATER; THERMAL BEHAVIOR;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 40749131634     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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