Cooling Tower:

Experiment 1:

Manipulated variable : Heater power

Constant variable : Water flow rate at 1 LPM
Blower’s opening : Fully opened

Heater power (kW) 0.5 1 1.5

T1 (°C) 33.3 33.1 33.2
T2 (°C) 27.4 27 27.1
T3 (°C) 27.8 28.4 30.1
T4 (°C) 28.4 28.8 30.4
T5 (°C) 35.4 39.1 44.7
T6 (°C) 27 27.3 28
Differential pressure orifice (Pa) 82 83 84
Differential pressure column (Pa) 63 64 65
Heater Power (kW) 53 100 152

Experiment 2:

Manipulated variable : Blower Opening

Constant variable : Water flow rate at 1 LPM and Heater power of 1 kW

Blower opening Fully opened Partially opened Fully closed

T1 (°C) 33 33.2 35.4
T2 (°C) 27 27.3 27.8
T3 (°C) 28.9 29.1 37.6
T4 (°C) 29.3 29.2 36
T5 (°C) 39.8 40 48.8
T6 (°C) 27.4 27.9 39.9
Differential pressure orifice (Pa) 84 71 0
Differential pressure column (Pa) 64 55 0