A COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDY FOR THE DESIGN OF A LOW WATER CONSUMPTION COOLING TOWER

Dogan B., Yilmaz I., Polat O., Karabulut O., Ural A., ULUDAĞ Y., ...Daha Fazla

12th ASME Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis (ESDA2014), Copenhagen, Danimarka, 25 - 27 Haziran 2014 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Copenhagen
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Danimarka
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, a combined experimental and computational study for the design of a low water consumption cooling tower is performed. The purpose of the study is to reduce the water consumption without decreasing the efficiency of a typical cooling tower. To achieve this aim, it is necessary to enhance the homogeneity of mist/air mixture. For this purpose, firstly, an experimental set-up including a small scale wind tunnel is installed which provides opportunity to examine different inlet and outlet configurations easily.