‘12072020 Cooling Tower efficiency caleulaton | Cooling Tower Approach Chemical Tweak Cooling Tower efficiency calculation | Cooling Tower Approach Leave a Comment / Chemical Engineering / By Meet Shah Cooling Tower efficiency Calculation Cooling Tower Terminologies Approach and Range ChemicalTweak. com Cooling Tower - Cooling tower is a crucial part when it comes to running a chemical process plant as cooling tower is necessary for cooling water utility in the plant. There are different types of cooling tower which we had discussed in previous post along with working principle of cooling tower. In this article we will discuss important cooling tower terms and cooling tower glossary. Not only terms but we will see cooling tower calculations ie. cooling tower efficiency calculation and we also learn about cooling tower approach, cooling tower approach temperature, cooling tower blowdown etc. hitpsiichemicaliweak comicooingLower-oficioncy-clculation! ve‘12072020 Cooling Tower efficiency caleulaton | Cooling Tower Approach Important Terms of Cooling Tower Drift: During cooling tower operation, some water droplets get entrained and carried out to atmosphere along with air which comes from the bottom, This result in water loss of cooling tower. It is independent water lost by evaporation. Concentration : The process of increasing solids per unit volume of solution.concentration of liquid in cooling towers according due to evaporation that cools the water. Blow Down ; To maintain TDS/concentration of salt water discharged/removed from the system of cooling tower is known as cooling tower blowdown water. Evaporation Loss : During operation, due air and hot water inter Water evaporated from circulating water into atmosphere. Drift eliminators : To Minimize the water drifted with air, drift eliminator and hence water loss in cooling water. Cooling water : Water circulated through cooling the system to cooling system remove heat from areas Exhaust Air: The mixture of air and its vapor leaving the cooling tower system. Louvers : Horizontals in a cooling tower wall to provide the opening through which enters into system falling water within the tower. Nozzles: Hot water is sprayed through this device to increase surface area of water and to. distribute water evenly in cooling tower Makeup water:- Water quality which is added to maintain level of cooling tower which is lost due to drifting and evaporative loss while cooling tower operation is called makeup water. Cooling tower calculation hitpsiichemicaliweak comicooingLower-oficioncy-clculation! 218‘12072020 Cooling Tower efficiency caleulaton | Cooling Tower Approach Drift loss (D) Evaporation loss (E) Fan Hot Water AVANT ANTN ttt Air Blows Upwards Pump $ Sr =" or Blowdown (B) 4 ChemcialTweak.com Cooling Tower Approach Plant] Make up water (M) 1. Cooling tower makeup calculation Water Make Up =D +E +B D = Drift loss E = Evaporation Loss B = Blow loss 2. Evaporation Loss = 0.00085*18*C* At C= Circulating water in m /hr At = Temperature difference between inlet and outlet 3. Blowdown : B = E = Evaporation Loss in m? /hr B = Blowdown in m® /hr hitpsiichemicaliweak comicooingLower-oficioncy-clculation! ae‘12072020 Cooling Tower efficiency caleulaton | Cooling Tower Approach 4. COC = Cycle of Concentration Concentration of Cycle :This is dimensionless number and it is ration difference between parameter in solid of cooling water and solid in makeup water. This value is between 3.0 to 7.0 = Hardness in evoling water COC = Hardness in makeup water 5. Capacity of cooling Tower Units in Tons in Refrigeration = “tsaeo™. Q =water flow rate At = Temperature difference between inlet and outlet As you had read, there are different cooling tower term which are associated with the equation to derive cooling tower equations, Cooling tower performance depends on various parameters which are cooling tower approach, range. Let go deep and be familiar with these terminologies and derive cooling tower efficiency. Prior to know what is cooling tower approach and cooling tower range, let us know what is wet bulb temperature and dry bulb temperature. ‘Wet bulb temperature: Wet-bulb temperature (WBT) is the temperature measured by a thermometer covered in water-soaked cloth/muslin over which air is passed. It is defined as the temperature of a parcel of air cooled to saturation (100% relative humidity) by the evaporation of water into it. Dry bulb temperature: Dry Bulb Temperature refers to the ambient air temperature. It is called “Dry Bulb” because the air temperature is indicated by a thermometer not affected by the moisture of the air. Cooling Tower Approach / What is approach temperature in cooling tower? hitpsiichemicaliweak comicooingLower-oficioncy-clculation! 48‘122000 Coolng Tower eine clelton | Cooling Tomer Approach Cooling tower approach can be defined as the The difference between the Cold Water ‘Temperature (Cooling Tower Outlet) and ambient Wet Bulb Temperature. Approach = Cold Water Temperature - Wet Bulb Temperature Cooling Tower Range Cooling tower range can be defined as the difference between the Hot Water Temperature (Cooling Tower Inlet) Temperature and Cold water (Cooling Tower Outlet) temperature Range = Hot Water Temperature - Cold Water Temperature Cooling Tower efficiency calculation Now as we had learn Cooling tower approach and range, let us dive into calculation of cooling tower efficiency, It involves the Range and approach of the cooling Tower. Cooling tower efficiency is limited by the ambient wet bulb temperature. Ideally, cold water temperature will be equal to the wet-bulb temperature which is practically impossible to achieve. Hence, cooling tower efficiency will be in between 70 to 75%. (Hot water temperatsne Cold waten Temper ature) +100 Cooling tower efficiency = (Cooling tower inlet temperature—wet bulb temperature) Range = Ranger Approach Wrapping Up Hope you like this tutorial on cooling tower equation i.e Cooling Tower efficiency calculation and cooling tower approach and range. If you have internet in cooling towers then do read our tutorial on types of cooling tower where we had cover different types of cooling tower along with diagrams, what is cooling tower and working principle of cooling tower. 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