Cooling Tower Application, according
Cooling Tower Application, according
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Data )or cooling tower application Data )or cooling tower application -ain e.'ations and res'lts
-ain e.'ations and res'lts
Cooling Tower height/ NTU and HTU Cooling Tower height/ NTU and HTU 0reecross sectional s'r)ace o) tower 0reecross sectional s'r)ace o) tower
Compensation/ elimination/ e+aporation and entrainment )ow rates Compensation/ elimination/ e+aporation and entrainment )ow rates !.'ili*ri'm c'r+e and operation lines
!.'ili*ri'm c'r+e and operation lines chema
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Tre*al e"ample o) cooling tower Tre*al e"ample o) cooling tower
Data o) thermal power/ not 'sed in e"ample 7#1 Data o) thermal power/ not 'sed in e"ample 7#1 N'merical integration with the trape&oidal r'le N'merical integration with the trape&oidal r'le
ages 274 to 22# Cooling o)
ages 274 to 22# Cooling o) water with air water with air
acing height and )reecross sectional s'r)ace o) a acing height and )reecross sectional s'r)ace o) a towertower (e)erences
(e)erences
Comments and contri*'tions )rom Comments and contri*'tions )rom
Cooling Tower Application Data Cooling Tower Application Data This application will be realized
This application will be realized with following nuerical data !"ote 1#$with following nuerical data !"ote 1#$
Data for nuerial exaple Data for nuerial exaple
ater )low rate entering the tower
ater )low rate entering the tower 2 82 8 1155 g g 99ss T
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eet t **''ll* * tteemmppeerraatt''rre e oo) ) aaiir r eenntteerriinng g tthhe e ttoowweerr 2244 <<CC
ooccaal l hheeiigghht t aa**oo++e e sseea a llee++eel l H H 88 %% mm##aa##ss##ll## -="im'm cooling temperat're will *e de)ined
-="im'm cooling temperat're will *e de)ined withwith
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miinniimm''m m ppoossssii**lle e ++aall''ee r r 88 11##55 The compensation water entering the sstem wil ha+e a
The compensation water entering the sstem wil ha+e a
tteemmppeerraatt''rree 11%% AACC
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ii..''iid d ''nniit t mmaasss s ))lloow w rraattee 22##77 ?ir 'nit mass )l
?ir 'nit mass )low rateow rate 2#%2#%
?ir molec'lar mass
?ir molec'lar mass 2#$62#$6 g9molg9mol
Notes Notes
1# This data has
1# This data has *een taen )rom 1E/ *een taen )rom 1E/ e"ample 7#1/ e"ample 7#1/ pages 2721#pages 2721# 2# The data @F@ is not 'sed/ since it wo'ld
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GmolGmol 8 8 mol 9 : mmol 9 : m22s;s;
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?m*ient air entering the tower the tower 11** ++CC
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The pacing height :; o) a tower can *e calc'lated as
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)low rate o) dr air :is a constant; g9sE
molar mass o) air g9molE
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1P *ottom o) the towerheight HTU NTU JK?U!L m JK?U!L JK?U!L m Id P -S P P Id9 :-S a ?; hR P
Height o) Trans)er Unit :also/ HtI; N'm*er o) Trans)er Units :also/ NtI;
(hL3a ' hL3b) 4 N 5
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IP molar mass )low rate per 'nit area mol :mBs;E IRP mass )low rate per 'nit area g :mBs;E
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IR 9 : -S a ; -S 8 8
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45 <C icroG!nthalpGtd*G)GH
'sing a relati+e h'midit
2$ <C ) 8 1%%
(angeP and the local heigt
H 8 % m#a#s#l#
N'm*er o) sections ? temperat're range is selected to The range will *e di+ided in a n'm*er @N@ co+er a range ?S/ with
o)sections 25 <C
N8 6 47 <C
Colun 2
Operation line )or the minim'm possi*le air )low rate IRs#min# :i#e#/ r 8 1;
Setween *oth temperat'res/ @N1@ 0or this tpe o) operation/ the operation temperat'res are inserted to de)ine line will ha+e the minim'm slope that the N sections# ?ll section are de)ined wo'ld allow it to to'ch the e.'ili*ri'm with the same temperat're di))erential# c'r+e :will *e tangent to this c'r+e;#
?ir enters at the *ottom o) the tower at Temperat're di))erential contition I1P
<C 3% <C
45 <C 24 <C
2$ <C H8 % m#a#s#l#
16 > JK?U!L M9g
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ection temperat're increment ?ir lea+es at the top :case r 8 1; heet / shows the calc'lation o) the 16 > enthalp o*tained when accomplishing
N 8 6 with this condition#
2#67 > Th calc'lated +al'e is
JK?U!L M9g Temperat're at point @i1@ at a temperat're
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ater temperat're at tower o'tlet :*ottom; t18
t2 V t1
t ? 8 tS 8 Col'mn 1 starts with temperat're @t2@
and ends with temperat're @t1@#
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∆h 8 ∆h 8
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Top#:2; 45 JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
42#33 JK?U!L JK?U!L 3(A-45 JK?U!L JK?U!L
3$#67 JK?U!L JK?U!L 3(A-45 JK?U!L JK?U!L
37#%% JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
34#33 JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
31#67 JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
Sottom :1; 2$ JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
25#5 JK?U!L
25 JK?U!L
Note1# 3
The e.'ili*ri'm data 'sed * Tre*al is !nthalp potential taen )rom a graphic :0ig# 7#5a; Col'mns 3a and 5 The e.'ili*ri'm data res'lting )rom the (e)# 4 :2#4; 'se o) the )'nctions/ is similar to the
data )rom ?shrae 0'ndamentals
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45 214#16 212#$6 216
2$ $4# $4#41 1%%
Note 2
Wntegration according the the trape&oidal r'le ee sheet 1%#
'eight of tower pac0ing N'm*er o) Trans)er Units @
0rom Trei*al/ !.'ation :75 :7#51a;
:7#51*;
The n'merial integration o) per)ormed * means o) the integration method#
the airwater mi"t're )or the act'al case/ ?ccording this method/ the that is/ in this case )or r 8 1#5# is reali&ed as it is shown in
6/ 7 and # where HR2 and HR1 are the enthalpies o)
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N'merical res'lts shown are )rom ne"t NTU 8 JK?U!L calc'lation sheets#
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NTU 8 3#25
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is not indicated#
Coparison between the exaple calculation table and the table fro Treibal
Calculation table, using )icroetric functions$
1 2 3 4 5 6
C'r+a de Xnea de Xnea de e.'ili*rio para operaciYn operaciYn aire sat'rado para r 8 1 para r 8 1#5
t
M9g M9g M9g M9g 19:M9g;
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31#67 JK?U!L $6 7#7 JK?U!L JK?U!L
34#33 JK?U!L 11$ 1%3#4 JK?U!L JK?U!L
37#%% JK?U!L 143 11$#1 JK?U!L JK?U!L
3$#67 JK?U!L 166 134#$ JK?U!L JK?U!L
42#33 JK?U!L 1$% 15%#6 JK?U!L JK?U!L
45#%% JK?U!L 213 166#27 JK?U!L JK?U!L
Ta*le )rom Tre*al 1E/ page 2%
1 2 3 4 5 6
C'r+a de Xnea de Xnea de e.'ili*rio para operaciYn operaciYn aire sat'rado para r 8 1 para r 8 1#5
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ater lea+es the tower at Dri+ing enthalp di))erence at a point @i@ Dri+ing entha 2$ <C
The air properti at Col'mn 4 Colun 6
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2$ <C JK?U!L g as9s N'merical int
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straight line 8 m 8 Cpw 9 Is :7#54;
lope o) operation line witrh r 8 1 8 15 g9s ?ir )low rate Cpw 8 4#16 M9:g>; 0rom heat *a
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6 7
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integration Conditions at the *ottom o) the tower :poi
coe))icient :2; oint @1@
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JK?U!L 2 JK?U!L JK?U!L M9g
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2
To be re9iewed
!"planation and
traight line/ d'e e 8 1 (e)# 4 :27#3#1;
TU@ Height o) Trans)er Unit @HTU@ Height o) Tra
1; HTU 8 with Is 8 NTU is trape&oidal HTU 8 2#% g9:mBs; a8 integration %#$ ?8
thecol'mns HTU 8 2#2 m HTU8
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the +al'es o) ion method
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7 N'merical integration coe))icient
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ate g9 sE# :ass'med const#;
age 2 o) 4 nt @1@ in diagram; :Col'mn 1; hair/satGi hopGr81#5Gi hI18 Ci :19∆hi; rate g as9 sE
nthalp :top; M9gE nthalpa :*ottom; M9gE
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:Col'mn 1; :Col'mn 3;
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age 3 o) 4 s)er Unit @HTU@
JK?U!L g as9s 2#$6 g9mol 6#2!%5 5%% mB9m JK?U!L mB JK?U!L m I9 :-S a ?; mol 9 : m2s;
HTU
=G
S
M
B
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y
⋅a
⋅A
molar mass o) air g9molE mass trans)er coe))icient in the air mol9:mBQs;E e))ecti+e heat or mass trans)er s'r)ace mB9mE )ree crosssectional s'r)ace o) the tower mBE
:ree;cross sectional surface of tower
?rea o) cross sectional s'r)ace eleted area
0rom *orh res'lts/ the smal
8 sho'ld *e selected/ to ens'
P li.'id )low rate g9sE
the indicated +al'e o) sectional s'r)ace;P g9 : mBs;E
?P area o) cross section %#$%
o
? 8 9 ' ? 8 JK?U!L
8 15 g9s
2#7 g9:mBs;
? 8 5#56 mB
Using the gas )low rate ? 8
IP gas rate g9sE
sectional s'r)ace;P g9 : mBs;E ?P area o) cross section
Is 8 JK?U!L g as9s
2 g9:mBs;
? 8 JK?U!L mB
' ?
+al'e o) the prod'ct @a@ ' P 'nit )low rate :)or 'nit o) cross
a 8
' 8
I 9 I'
I' P 'nit )low rate :)or 'nit o ) cross
(e+# c,c# %#11#2%14 lest +al'e re that the mB as at least g 9 : m3s;
Copensation water
Cosidering a compensation and a !ntrainment loss rate @@/ water that is contin'o's elimination/ the mass *eing transported with the e"it air/ *alance is lea+ing )rom de top o) the tower as a
:a; loss o) water#
?pplication !+aporation rate @!@/ water that is
? water hardness *alance is e+apotated in the air )low prod'cing 49aporation the cooling o) the water )low
:*; 0rom e.'ation :d; 1# ?*sol'te h ?ss'ming tha
and there)ore sat'ratedat
The enthalp
:#c; calc'lationTa
?ss'ming init !liminating - )rom :a; and :#c;
the correspon ass'med tem :d;
H 8
- Pcompensationrateg9hE h8
S P elimination rate g9hE Now/ 'sing
! P e+aporation rate g9hE
P entrainment loss rate g9hE ith calc'lat
the correspon circ'lating water g9gE or ppmE can *e *e cal
t 8 compensation water g9gE or ppmE
H 8
!limination rate @S@/ re.'ired to replace water with a ma"im'm allowa*le salts
content with )resh water with the in this 2# ?*sol'te h
water e"isting salt content# This is 0rom sheet 2
called the compensation rate#
φO = hO 8 tO 8 tO 8 φO = temperat're t
daCP hardness weight )raction o) da-P hardness weight )raction o)
φO = "a2 8 "a1 8
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1 1 1 1 1 1 13#H'miditchange !ntrai g9g :e; JK?U!L g9g JK?U!L g9g JK?U!L g9g ater ! 8
rate <4< Dr air )low rate :sheet 2;
Is 8 JK?U!L g as9s 'midit o) e"it air JK?U!L g9g t the lea+ing air is *asicall ! 8 JK?U!L g9s
oint @O@ 4ntrainent loss <=<
1%% To estimate the entrainment losses/ at this point/ )rom the one ass'mes that these losses are *le 1/ is a percentage [ o) the water )low rate
JK?U!L M9g [ 8 %#2
iall a temperat're +al'e The water )low rate is
3% AC 8 15 g9s
ding enthalp )or this 8 [
perat're is with 8 15 g9s
4%#% AC [8 %#%%2
1%% 8 %#%3% g9s
% m#a#s#l# 4liination rate <><
JK?U!L M9g S 8
l+er/ )ind a +al'e o) the ! 8 JK?U!L g9s
8 %#%3% g9s
d e"it air temperat're 5%% ppm Tre*al res'lts
ding a*sol'te h'midit 2%%% ppm ! 8 %#3465
c'lated S8 JK?U!L g9s 8 %#%3 4%#% AC Copensation rate <.< S 8 %#%55 1%% - 8 -8 %#462 % m#a#s#l# S 8 JK?U!L g9s JK?U!L g9g %#%3% g9s 2%%% ppm
'midit o) inlet air 5%% ppm
. & 3(A-45 0g?s JK?U!L g9g ∆"21 8 "a2 "a1 "a2 8 "a1 8 ∆"21 8 I ∆"21 ∆"21 8 ! : da- 9 :daC da-; ; O to o*tain that h 8 hO da G- 8 da Gc 8 :S ; daC 9 da -da Gc 8 da G- 8
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−
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water
(e+# c,c# %#11#2%14 ment water ?ir !limination water g9s g9s g9s g9s 1 I1 Cooling tower I2 E W, daC B, daC
@peration Diagra
1 2 3 3a 4 5 6
C'r+a de Xnea de Xnea de
e.'ili*rio para operaciYn operaciYn aire sat'rado para r 8 1 para r 8 1#5
M9g M9g M9g M9g M9g 19:M9g;
25#% JK?U!L
25#5 JK?U!L
2$#% JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
31#7 JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
34#3 JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
37#% JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
3$#7 JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
42#3 JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
45#% JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L JK?U!L
47#% JK?U!L
h
0rom sheet 1 <C M9g M9g <C 25#% JK?U!L % JK?U!L 25#5 JK?U!L 5% JK?U!L 2$#% JK?U!L 1%% JK?U!L 31#7 JK?U!L 15% JK?U!L34#3 JK?U!L 2%% JK?U!L 0rom calc'la
37#% JK?U!L 3$#7 JK?U!L 42#3 JK?U!L 45#% JK?U!L 47#% JK?U!L Note
Col'mn 3a shows that the res'lting operation line is n ot e"actl tangent to the sat'ration c'r+e# 0or tangenc/ the minim'm di))erence sho'ld *e %#
? negati+e +al'e indicates that the sol'tion line is c'tting the sat'ration c'r+e#
at'ration c'r+e )or air at a height a*o +e sea le+el
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<C M9g
25 JK?U!L 77# JK?U!L JK?U!L
26 JK?U!L 7$#6 JK?U!L JK?U!L
2$ JK?U!L $4#5 JK?U!L JK?U!L
32 JK?U!L 1%#5 JK?U!L JK?U!L
34 JK?U!L 125#% JK?U!L JK?U!L
37 JK?U!L 143#7 JK?U!L JK?U!L
4% JK?U!L 164#$ JK?U!L JK?U!L
42 JK?U!L 1#4 JK?U!L JK?U!L
45 JK?U!L 214#2 JK?U!L JK?U!L
47 JK?U!L 235#2 JK?U!L JK?U!L
t
h
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h
=
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t 2−
4.7921⋅
t+
92.926Value of the enthalpy in the saturation curve at the point of tangency
(
t=
t T)
h
=
0.1659⋅
t T 2−
4 .7921⋅
t T+
92.926(
Eq. a)
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dh
dt
=
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t−
4.7921Tangent at the point of tangency
(
T)
dhdt
|
t =t T=
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4.7921"lope of the operation curve# $hich is tangent to the saturation curve
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−
h N t T−
t N=
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t N−
4.7921hT
−
h N=
(
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⋅
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4.7921)
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+
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4.7921⋅
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4.7921)
⋅
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0.1!⋅
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4 .7921)
⋅
tn 0.1659⋅
t T 2−
4.7921⋅
t T+
92. 926 &hn=
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t 2T−
4.7921⋅
t T−
0.1!⋅
tn⋅
t T+
4.7921⋅
tn 0.1!⋅
t T 2−
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92.926+
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4 .7921⋅
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92.926+
hn=
0 a=
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c=
0HR :gas+apor mi"t're; M9g as 4 O 3 N 0ig're 2 HR2 HR2 HR1 HR1
i.'id temperat're tL AC
tL1 tL2
*
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1 JK?U!L 2 JK?U!L 2 JK?U!L 2 JK?U!L 2 JK?U!L 2 JK?U!L 1 JK?U!L JK?U!L 2$ <C JK?U!L M9g 45 <C 45 <C ion/ )'rther downJK?U!L <C JK?U!L M9g 45 <C JK?U!L M9g 45 <C JK?U!L M9g %#165$ t\2 aa 8 %#165$ ** 8 4#7$21
C
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om sheet 3; hsat 8 27#6 &6#6 &7#6 86#6 87#6 6#6 2#6 8#6 9#6 :#6 16#6 12#6 f() -*; - 6
Figure 1.- Operation D
Liuid temperature !"C# E n t $ a l p % a i r - & a p o r ! ' ( ) ' g d a # =uilibrium ur<e@ for saturated air?eratin" line with
r -1?eratin" line with r - 1#7
B 0 N (tN@ hN) ? ? ? ?(to@ho) OR:tOR/hOR ? tT O T $T =uilibrium ur<e 0'B tO*
t
O+ ?cc 8 $3#$3
!nthalp at the tangent point T
h 8 %#165$ t\2 4#7$21 t $ JK?U!L <C
JK?U!L M9g
oint N
Operation line )or r 8 1
where @r@ is the ratio *etween the act'al mass )low rate and the minim'm )low rate#
The line starts at a point de)ined * the inlet air properties :point N in operating diagram; also called state @I1@
tate I1 :oint N; 0romsheet 3 3% <C tn 8 2$ 24 <C hn 8 JK?U!L H8 % m icroG?*sol'teH'miditGtd*Gtw*GH JK?U!L g9g a8 %#165$ JK?U!L M9g * 8 $#6222 c 8 JK?U!L JK?U!L <C tT8 hT 8 td*I18 tw*I18 "I1 8 tT8 : * :*\2 4ac;\%#5 ; 9 : 2a ; "I1 8 hI1 8 hN 8 tT 8 27 &6 &7 86 87 76 f() -*; - 6
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(
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4#7$21 t $2#$26 76#6
iagram of Cooling Tower
=uilibrium ur<e >ol!nomial (=uilibrium ur<e) Column ?# L# r - 1#7 h3tan"ent t3tan"ent ;
M9g M9g <C <C <C M9g :tT tN; :toR tN;
!"ample 7#1/ )rom 1E/ pages 27 to 21
!"ample 7#11# ? plant re.'ires that 15 g 9 s :1$4 l* 9 min; o) cooling water will )low thro'gh a condensation e.'ipment )or distillation] th's eliminating 27% :5527% St' 9 min; )rom the condensers# The water lea+es the condenser at 45 A C# To re'se water it is planned to cool it * contact with air in a coo ling tower o)
ind'ced dra)t#
The design conditions are 3% A C inlet air dr *'l* temperat're and 24<C wet *'l* temperat're# The water is to *e cooled to 5 A C *elow the wet *'l* temperat're o) the air :th's/ to 2$ <C; ] a ratio o) air9steam o) 1#5 times the minim'm +al'e will *e 'sed#
ater compensation will come )rom a dam at 1% A C/ with a hardness o) 5%% ppm :parts 9 million; dissol+ed solids#
The circ'lating water cannot ha+e a hardness greater than 2%%% ppm# (egarding the pacage that is to *e 'sed/ it is e"pected that the +al'e :> a; will *e
%#$% g 9 :m s; )or a speed o) the li.'id o) at least 2#7 g 9 :m s; and )or a gas speed o) 2#% g 9 :m s; :1$$1 and 1474 l*m 9 :hr )tB; respecti+el#
Calc'late the dimensions o) the paced section and water compensation re.'ired#
SasisP Cross section 1 mB/ Is 8 2#% g9:mBs;# Th dri+ing )orce H1 H1 is o*tained at )re.'ents inter+als o) t in )ig're 7#13/ as it is shown#
the enthalp o) the incoming air is taen )rom the )ig're 7#5a :or 'sing the
The opetaing chart/ 0ig're 7#13/ contains the air enthalp c'r+e at sat'ration# Wn this graph/ the point N represents the condition at the *ottom o) the tower
:T1 8 2$ A C and H1 8 72%%% M 9 g dr air;# The operating line will pass thro'gh N and will end in T1 8 45 A C#
0or the minim'm +al'e o) IsR/ the operating line will ha+e the minim'm slope that will to'ch the e.'ili*ri'm c'r+e/ and th's it will pass thro'gh the point O/ where H2 R8 2%$ 5%% M 9 g dr air# There)ore/ the slope o) the line is ORN
where IsRmin 8 7#31 g dr air 9 s# 0or gas )low o) 1#5 times the minim'm/ Is 8 1#5 7#31 8 1%#$7 g dr air 9 s # There)ore/
and H2 R8 163%%% M 9 g dr air/ plotted at point O# There)ore/ the operating line is ON# 0or a li.'id )low o) at least 2#7 :g 9 m s;/ the cross section
sho'ld *e 15 9 2#7 8 5#56 m# 0or a gas )low o) at least 2#% g 9 :mB s;/ the cross section is 1%#$7 9 2#% 8 5#5 m# There)ore/ the last +al'e :5#5; is 'sed/ then in this case the minim'm )low o) li.'id will e"ceed the minim'm an so ens'ring that +a 8 %#$% #
ol'tion# 0ig're 7#12 represents the )lowchart o) the operation# The h' midit and appropriate )'nctions;#
The area *elow the c'r+e is 3#25# 0rom e.'ation :7#54;
The paced height isP 8 7#22 m Wn this case/
3#25 IsR 9 : >a;
2#% 9 %#$ 8 2#22 m ?lso/ )rom e.'ation :7#54;
8 7#22 m
2#22 m
3#25
Data )rom the last two col'mns are plotted with H as a*scissa#
NtOI 8 HtOI 8 HtOI 8 NtOI 8 9HtOI HtOI 8 NtOI 8
Data of theral power, not used in exaple 7$1 Wn Tre*al e"ample 7#1/ there is )ollowing dataP the water sho'ld elimnate @ 27% : 5527% St'9min; )rom the condensers@
S't Tre*al does not 'se this in)ormation#
ea+ing water temperat're/ )or a thermal power o)
F8 27%
This inp't data does not agree with the other inp't dataP
ater inlet temperat're ate o'tlet temperat're ater mass )low rate
W) this data
F8 27%
is a re.'irement/ then/ the temperat're o) the le+ing water is a calc'lated +al'e and cannot *e an inp't data#
!nthalp o) inlet water !nthalp o) le
ocal height a*o+e sea le+el F 8
H8 % m F928
ocal am*ient pres're
p 8 1%1/325 :1 2/25577!5 H;\5/255
H8 % m#a#s#l# F 8
p8 1#%13 *ar 28
Temperat're o) water entering the tower at the top :2; 45 <C
!nthalp o) entering water peci)ic +ol'
45 <C p8 8 1#%13 *ar JK?U!L M9g +8 h1 8 h2 8 h1 8 t2 8 t2 8 h1 8 h2 8
a+ing water Temperat're o) lea+ing water p 8 1#%13 *ar + 8 JK?U!L m9g t 8 JK?U!L <C JK?U!L M9g 27% 15 g9s JK?U!L M9g e 1#%13 *ar JK?U!L M9g JK?U!L m9g 2 :h2 h1; h2 h1 h2 F92
"uerical integration with the trapezoidal rule
"uerical ipleentation
Wll'stration o) trape&oidal r'le 'sed on a se.'ence o) samples :in this case/ a non'ni)orm grid;#
nifor grid
"on;unifor grid
hen the grid spacing is non'ni)orm/ one can 'se the )orm'la
0or a domain discreti&ed into N e.'all spaced panels/ orN 1 grid pointsa 8 x
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-cIraw Hill/2%%3
1$; ac0ing height
The pacing height o) a tower can *e calc'lated according 2E/ e.'ation :65;
8 W P Tower pacin )low rate o) d molar mass o
Naming the )irst term as @Height o) Trans)er mass trans)e
Unit:HTU;@ aP e))ecti+eheat
? P )ree crossse enthalp in th :in the *'l p enthalp in th and the second term as the N'm*ert o) Trans)er that is/ in sat Units :NTU;
HTU P Height o) Tra NTU P N'm*er o) Tr
'*scripts
S P dr air
the pacing height *ecomes P air phase 8 h
a P top o) the tow * P *ottom o) the
i P corresponds ac0ing height and free;cross sectional surface of a tower 2E
F 8K P -S P P WP W/i P
Z
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ase;
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