The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling Tower
The measures to reduce the impact of evaporation loss in a natural draft counter-flow wet cooling tower (NDWCT) have important implications for water conservation and emissions reduction. A mathematical model of evaporation loss in the NDWCT was established by using a modified Merkel method. The NDW...
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| author | Wei Yuan Fengzhong Sun Ruqing Liu Xuehong Chen Ying Li |
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| description | The measures to reduce the impact of evaporation loss in a natural draft counter-flow wet cooling tower (NDWCT) have important implications for water conservation and emissions reduction. A mathematical model of evaporation loss in the NDWCT was established by using a modified Merkel method. The NDWCTs in the 300 MW and 600 MW power plant were taken as the research objects. Comparing experimental values with calculated values, the relative error was less than 3%. Then, the effect of air parameters on evaporation loss of NDWCT was analyzed. The results showed that, with the increase of dry bulb temperature, the evaporation heat dissipation and the evaporation loss decreased, while the rate of evaporation loss caused by unit temperature difference increased. The ambient temperature increased by 1 °C and the evaporation loss was reduced by nearly 26.65 t/h. When the relative air humidity increased, the evaporation heat dissipation and evaporation loss decreased, and the rate of evaporation loss caused by unit temperature difference decreased. When relative air humidity increased by 1%, the outlet water temperature rose by about 0.08 °C, and the evaporation loss decreased by about 5.63 t/h. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd82fece91b7420281be1484902dafb12023-11-20T22:09:57ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-11-011323617410.3390/en13236174The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling TowerWei Yuan0Fengzhong Sun1Ruqing Liu2Xuehong Chen3Ying Li4School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaThe measures to reduce the impact of evaporation loss in a natural draft counter-flow wet cooling tower (NDWCT) have important implications for water conservation and emissions reduction. A mathematical model of evaporation loss in the NDWCT was established by using a modified Merkel method. The NDWCTs in the 300 MW and 600 MW power plant were taken as the research objects. Comparing experimental values with calculated values, the relative error was less than 3%. Then, the effect of air parameters on evaporation loss of NDWCT was analyzed. The results showed that, with the increase of dry bulb temperature, the evaporation heat dissipation and the evaporation loss decreased, while the rate of evaporation loss caused by unit temperature difference increased. The ambient temperature increased by 1 °C and the evaporation loss was reduced by nearly 26.65 t/h. When the relative air humidity increased, the evaporation heat dissipation and evaporation loss decreased, and the rate of evaporation loss caused by unit temperature difference decreased. When relative air humidity increased by 1%, the outlet water temperature rose by about 0.08 °C, and the evaporation loss decreased by about 5.63 t/h.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/23/6174natural transfermathematical modelingMerkel approachevaporation lossdry bulb temperaturerelative air humidity |
| spellingShingle | Wei Yuan Fengzhong Sun Ruqing Liu Xuehong Chen Ying Li The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling Tower Energies natural transfer mathematical modeling Merkel approach evaporation loss dry bulb temperature relative air humidity |
| title | The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling Tower |
| title_full | The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling Tower |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling Tower |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling Tower |
| title_short | The Effect of Air Parameters on the Evaporation Loss in a Natural Draft Counter-Flow Wet Cooling Tower |
| title_sort | effect of air parameters on the evaporation loss in a natural draft counter flow wet cooling tower |
| topic | natural transfer mathematical modeling Merkel approach evaporation loss dry bulb temperature relative air humidity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/23/6174 |
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