Formation, potential and abatement of plume from wet cooling towers: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3409-3429

  Tyagi, S K ^a   Pandey, A K ^b   Pant, P C ^c   Tyagi, V V ^d  

^a Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy   (India)

^b SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CGO Complex   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Commercial building; Cooling tower; Phase change materials; Plume control; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION PLANTS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CONDENSED WATER; EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PLUME VISIBILITY; SMALL PARTICLES; WET COOLING TOWER;

COMBUSTION; COOLING TOWERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; TOWERS;

COOLING;

EID: 84859089595     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.059     Document Type: Review

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