Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers
To enhance the thermal performance of the wet cooling tower under crosswind environment, a 3D numerical model of a wet cooling tower is proposed based on the method of utilizing the water-dropping potential energy to achieve the purpose of forced ventilation of the wet cooling tower. Under the condi...
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| author | Deying Zhang Nini Wang Jinpeng Li Jinheng Li Suoying He Ming Gao |
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| description | To enhance the thermal performance of the wet cooling tower under crosswind environment, a 3D numerical model of a wet cooling tower is proposed based on the method of utilizing the water-dropping potential energy to achieve the purpose of forced ventilation of the wet cooling tower. Under the condition of an annual average crosswind speed of 5 m/s, the effects of the number, power, and installation layouts of the fan groups on the thermal performance of the tower are investigated. The results show that the forced ventilation method can effectively alleviate the unfavorable impacts of the crosswind, and the vortices area on the leeward is reduced. Within the scope of this paper, the number of fans has a slight effect on the performance when the power of the fan is less than 200 kW. When the power of the fans exceeds 200 kW, the thermal performance of the forced ventilation tower with the fan groups is obviously better than that with an axial fan. The research indicates that the cooling tower equipped with four fans has better performance. Under the power of 200 kW and 1000 kW, the outlet water temperature is about 0.12 °C and 0.34 °C lower than that of the conventional tower. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d21d07adc2b463f9c336f5b30f4600a2022-12-22T03:34:18ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2022-07-0135102116Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towersDeying Zhang0Nini Wang1Jinpeng Li2Jinheng Li3Suoying He4Ming Gao5Shandong Engineering Laboratory for High-efficiency Energy Conservation and Energy Storage Technology & Equipment, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, Shandong, ChinaShandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Corp. LTD, Jinan, 250013, Shandong, ChinaShandong Beinuo Cooling Equipment Corp, LTD, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, ChinaShandong Beinuo Cooling Equipment Corp, LTD, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, ChinaShandong Engineering Laboratory for High-efficiency Energy Conservation and Energy Storage Technology & Equipment, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, Shandong, ChinaShandong Engineering Laboratory for High-efficiency Energy Conservation and Energy Storage Technology & Equipment, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, Shandong, China; Corresponding author. Shandong Engineering Laboratory for High-efficiency Energy Conservation and Energy Storage Technology & Equipment, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, Shandong, China.To enhance the thermal performance of the wet cooling tower under crosswind environment, a 3D numerical model of a wet cooling tower is proposed based on the method of utilizing the water-dropping potential energy to achieve the purpose of forced ventilation of the wet cooling tower. Under the condition of an annual average crosswind speed of 5 m/s, the effects of the number, power, and installation layouts of the fan groups on the thermal performance of the tower are investigated. The results show that the forced ventilation method can effectively alleviate the unfavorable impacts of the crosswind, and the vortices area on the leeward is reduced. Within the scope of this paper, the number of fans has a slight effect on the performance when the power of the fan is less than 200 kW. When the power of the fans exceeds 200 kW, the thermal performance of the forced ventilation tower with the fan groups is obviously better than that with an axial fan. The research indicates that the cooling tower equipped with four fans has better performance. Under the power of 200 kW and 1000 kW, the outlet water temperature is about 0.12 °C and 0.34 °C lower than that of the conventional tower.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X22003628Wet cooling towerForced ventilationCrosswind environmentThermal performance |
| spellingShingle | Deying Zhang Nini Wang Jinpeng Li Jinheng Li Suoying He Ming Gao Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Wet cooling tower Forced ventilation Crosswind environment Thermal performance |
| title | Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers |
| title_full | Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers |
| title_fullStr | Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers |
| title_short | Effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers |
| title_sort | effect of forced ventilation on the thermal performance of wet cooling towers |
| topic | Wet cooling tower Forced ventilation Crosswind environment Thermal performance |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X22003628 |
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