Improving the efficiency of natural draft cooling towers

被引：61

作者：

Smrekar, J ^{[1
]}

Oman, J ^{[1
]}

Sirok, B ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ljubljana, Fac Mech Engn, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

来源：

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT | 2006年 / 47卷 / 9-10期

关键词：

cooling tower; entropy generation; exergy destruction; cooling tower efficiency; heat transfer;

D O I：

10.1016/j.enconman.2005.07.012

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This study shows how the efficiency of a natural draft cooling tower can be improved by optimising the heat transfer along the cooling tower (CT) packing using a suitable water distribution across the plane area of the cooling tower. On the basis of cooling air measurements, it is possible to distribute the water in such a way that it approaches the optimal local water/air mass flow ratio and ensures the homogeneity of the heat transfer and a reduction of entropy generation, thus minimising the amount of exergy lost. The velocity and temperature fields of the air flow were measured with the aid of a remote control mobile robot unit that was developed to enable measurements at an arbitrary point above the spray zone over the entire plane area of the cooling tower. The topological structures of the moist air velocity profiles and the temperature profiles above the spray zone were used as input data for calculation of the local entropy generation in the tower. On the basis of the measured boundary conditions, a numerical analysis of the influence of the water distribution across the cooling tower's plane area on entropy generation and exergy destruction in the cooling tower was conducted. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1086 / 1100

页数：15

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