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Cooling Towers: Cooltwrsa - PPP 1
Cooling Towers: Cooltwrsa - PPP 1
Cooling Towers: Cooltwrsa - PPP 1
CooltwrsA.ppp
Warm water in
(w1)
Packing
air in
Cooled water
out
(w2)
CooltwrsA.ppp
air in (a1)
make-up
water
From continuity:
& w1
m
(dry air)
m& a1 = m
& a 2 = m& a
& w 2 + wa 2 m
& a (water)
+ w a1m& a = m
& w1 - m& w 2 = m
& a (wa 2 - wa1 )
m
The difference in water flows has to be 'made up' by 'make
up' water.
Energy:-
& w1hw1 + m
& a ha1 = m
& w2 hw2 + m
& a ha 2
m
& w1hw1 - m
& w2 hw2 = m
& a ( ha 2 - ha1 )
m
minimum air-flow
actual air-flow
t w1
(a2)
(a1)