FIRST METHOD

Input parameters
Hot water temperature 40.5 C
Cold water temperature 29.5 C
Wet bulb temperature 26 C
Range of cooling tower 11 C
Approach 3.5 C
Diameter of fan 3.8 m
Diameter of fan hood 3.9 m
Avarage air velocity at exit 6 m/s
Density of water 1000 Kg/m^3
Density of air 1.2 Kg/m^3
Specific heat capacity of water 4.178 kj/kgK

Air mass flow rate of fan hood (G) 86.1202368 kg/s

Water mass flow rate( L) 111 kg/s/cell

Water mass flow rate/air mass flow rate 1.288895666

Enthalpy pick up water

(H2-H1) = L/G(t2-t1)[1+0.0008(t2-32)]
H2-H1 26.6042295 BTU/lb of air

Heat balance calculation

G(H2-H1) = L(T1-T2)+Ev x cold water temperature
Heat removing capacity of water = Heat rejection rate in the process
Heat removing capacity of the tower 1260.139399 Kcal/sec
Heat rejection rate in the process 18184118.35 BTU/Hr
Is almost equal Hence Heat balance is established
Other Parameters
Air flow calculation 71.766864 m^3/sec
Approach 3.5 C
Range 11 C
Drift loss 0.3996 m^3/hr
Evaporation loss 6.725268 m^3/hr

Dry bulb teperature 30 C

Wet bulb temerature 26 C
Relative humidity 72 %
If fan RPM reduced to 50%(an approximately 40% reduction in air flow rate)

0.1 bar at
45.8 C

29.5 C
 COOLING TOWER DESIGN
Second method

104.9 F Estimate outlet air temper

85.1 F Enthalpy of air outlet at 37.5 C or 99.5
78.8 F Enthapy of air inlet at wet bulb tem 26
19.8 F
6.3 F
L/G
Air mass flow rate
Calculate tower characteris
delta ha

1 BTU/Lb F
T has
85.1 53.1
87.08 55.13
71.766864 m^3/sec 95 63.04
880966.3645 lb/hr/cell 0.111 m^3/sec/cell 399.6 m^3/hr/cell 96.98 64.83
102.92 70.94
104.9 73.02

BTU/lb of air 14.63233 Kcal/kg of air

(Ka*V)/L

Determine the loading factor as per gra

Ka
4536501.837 Kcal/Hr
4580579.413 Kcal/Hr
blished

This Tower characteristic Graph cooling wa

 86 F
78.8 F

Determine the tower dimen

40.5 C
nd method

te outlet air temperature 35 C 95 F

of air outlet at 37.5 C or 99.5 F saturated 145 kj/kg 62.35 BTU/lb
f air inlet at wet bulb tem 26 C or 78.8 F 80 kj/kg 34.4 BTU/lb

1.411616
78.63327 Kg/s
ate tower characteristic by the simpsion rule
13 kj/kg 5.59 BTU/lb

ha has-ha 1/(has-ha)
34.4 18.7 0.053476
37.195 17.935 0.055757
48.375 14.665 0.06819
51.17 13.66 0.073206
59.555 11.385 0.087835
62.35 10.67 0.093721

0.071247

1.41069

e the loading factor as per graph 2.5 GPM/ft^2 1111.5 lbs/hr/ft^2

100

tic Graph cooling water temperature 10°F above wet bulb temperature
Determine the tower dimentions
Tower hight 15.67981 ft 4.779207 m
Area of tower 121345.6 ft^2 11273 m^2