Thermodynamic study of the effects of ambient air conditions on the thermal performance characteristics of a closed wet cooling tower

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 33-34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 199-207

  Papaefthimiou, V D ^a   Rogdakis, E D ^a   Koronaki, I P ^a   Zannis, T C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC NAVAL ACADEMY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ambient conditions; Closed wet cooling tower; Serpentine water; Sprayed water; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR CONDITIONS; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CONVENTIONAL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; DRY BULB TEMPERATURE; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INLET AIR; INLET AIR CONDITION; LIQUID DESICCANT; LIQUID SOLUTION; OPERATIONAL COSTS; SPRAYED WATER; TEMPERATURE REDUCTION; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES; WATER LOSS; WATER TEMPERATURES; WET BULB TEMPERATURE; WET COOLING TOWER;

COOLING; COOLING TOWERS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); LIQUIDS; MIXED CONVECTION; SERPENTINE; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TOWERS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 80055088564     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.09.035     Document Type: Article

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