Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Heat and Mass Transfer Processes in Compact Cooling Towers
Keywords:
evaporative cooling, cooling tower, the Reynolds criterion, the Prandtl criterion, computer model, aerodynamic resistance, chilled waterAbstract
Theoretical aspects are considered and results of modeling of evaporative cooling of water in the form of a film, drops, a jet of water in cooling towers with a polymer sprinkler consisting of a bundle of pipes of a chess arrangement are presented. The processes of the motion of gas-liquid coolants in sprinklers with a chess arrangement of elements in a bundle of pipes for determining the coefficients of heat transfer and mass transfer are considered. For the options for improving the operation of the industrial cooling tower and its energy efficiency, a mathematical model of the heat-mass exchange process for cooling water in a cooling tower has been developed.