Studies on Thermal Performance Analysis on Cooling Towers - A Review

Authors

  • M. Mohammed Sajjad PG Scholar, Thermal Power Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India.

Keywords:

Cooling towers, Thermal performance, Crosswinds, Drift eliminators, Hybrid model, Natural draft, induced draft

Abstract

Cooling towers have been in use for different industrial applications for many years. These are a particular class of heat exchangers where industrial process water comes in contact with coolant air, enabling efficient heat rejection from circulating fluid-usually water. There have been many research attempts to improve the overall thermal performance of these systems to develop optimum working methodologies and address current systems' issues. This literature review is done to find out the various thermal performance analysis studies done on various industrial cooling towers.

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Published

2022-03-25

How to Cite

M. Mohammed Sajjad. (2022). Studies on Thermal Performance Analysis on Cooling Towers - A Review. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Sciences, 1(1), 26–30. Retrieved from http://research.jamsjournal.com/index.php/jamsjournal/article/view/7

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Review Article