E. De Villiers et Dg. Kroger, Analysis of heat, mass, and momentum transfer in the rain zone of counterflow cooling towers, J ENG GAS T, 121(4), 1999, pp. 751-755
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
The rate of heat, mass, and momentum transfer in the rain zone of three cou
nterflow cooling tower geometries is analyzed using simplifying assumptions
and numerical integration. The objective of the analysis is to generate eq
uations for use in a one-dimensional mathematical cooling tower performance
evaluations. Droplet deformation is taken into account and momentum transf
er is calculated from the airflow's mechanical energy loss, caused by air-d
roplet interaction. A comparison of dimensionless semiempirical equations a
nd experimental data demonstrates the method's capability to predict the pr
essure drop in a counterflow rain zone.