期刊
ENERGY
卷 238, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121726
关键词
Counter-flow wet cooling towers; Coupling model; Heat and mass transfer; Parametric study
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFF0209803]
A new coupling model considering the interaction among spray zone, rain zone, and packing was proposed for investigating the thermal performance of counter-flow wet cooling towers. Experimental results showed a significant reduction in relative error when the spray zone and rain zone were coupled with packing, and the efficiency and exit water temperature of the cooling tower were affected by various factors.
Counter-flow wet cooling towers are equipment for removing heat from water to environment. The traditional model for their thermal performance mainly focuses on the heat exchange in packing. The coupling among spray zone, rain zone, and packing are not considered. In this study, a coupling model consisting of mathematical descriptions of the spray zone, rain zone, and packing is proposed. The thermal performance is investigated based on the interaction of three zones. An actual cooling tower test report is used to validate the coupling model. Subsequently, the efficiency and exit water temperature of the cooling tower is analyzed under various conditions. The results indicate that the relative error is 5.68 % when the coupling relation is neglected. The relative error is reduced to 3.25 % when the spray zone and rain zone are coupled with packing. The cooling tower efficiency and exit water temperature increase with increasing air humidity, while the smaller droplets diameter and higher air-to-water mass flow rate ratio cause lower exit water temperature and higher cooling tower efficiency. Besides, the droplets velocity has little influence on these. The results of this study provide theoretical foundations for accurate performance prediction and guide the direction for cooling towers optimization. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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