Outbreaks of legionnaires' disease and pontiac fever 2006–2017

KA Hamilton, AJ Prussin, W Ahmed… - Current environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The global importance of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and
Pontiac fever (PF) has grown in recent years. While sporadic cases of LD and PF do not …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal performance and emissions analysis of a new cooling tower prototype

J Ruiz, P Navarro, M Hernández, M Lucas… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of a wet cooling tower involves a number of trade-offs including the efficiency of
the device to remove waste heat (thermal performance) and environmental aspects …

Performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of mechanical draft wet cooling towers based on water saving, plume and cooling characteristics

W Deng, F Sun - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
To establish an efficient and clean cooling tower, a mechanical draft wet cooling tower
(MDWCT) with the condensation plume module is studied. A 3D mathematical model is …

The study on plume abatement and water saving of hybrid mechanical draft wet cooling tower

W Deng, F Sun, K Chen, X Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Under strict environmental requirements, the mechanical draft wet cooling tower (MCT)
should control the generation of plume and save water resources. In this study, the plume …

The research on plume abatement and water saving of mechanical draft wet cooling tower based on the rectangle module

W Deng, F Sun, K Chen, X Zhang - International Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
To realize plume abatement and water saving of mechanical draft wet cooling tower (MCT),
a rectangular module with plume abatement and water saving performance is proposed in …

Experimental analysis of the performance of new alternative materials for cooling tower fill

ACC Tomás, SDO Araujo, MD Paes, ARM Primo… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cooling towers are devices that are commonly used to dissipate the heat produced in power
generation units, central air conditioners and industrial processes. The fill is an important …

Condenser cooling technologies for concentrating solar power plants: a review

TK Aseri, C Sharma, TC Kandpal - Environment, Development and …, 2022 - Springer
Selection of condenser cooling technology can affect the financial as well as technical
viability of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. Detailed comparative assessment of …

CFD simulation design and optimization of a novel zigzag wave-plate mist eliminator with perforated plate

C Fang, R Zou, G Luo, Q Ji, R Sun, H Hu, X Li… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
A zigzag wave-plate mist eliminator with an internally improved structure of perforated plate
was proposed in this work, which applied in particle removal process for lime-stone wet flue …

A novel approach for energy and mass transfer characteristics in wet cooling towers associated with vapor-compression air conditioning system by using MgO and …

AM Elsaid - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
In hot weather, the performance attributes of the refrigeration cycles associated with cooling
towers drop pointedly, and thus, the energy consumption excesses in addition to more …

Lab-scale electrostatic droplet collection from a fog plume with droplet evaporation

Y Jiang, G Liu, P Ekambaram, X Yan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The electrostatic droplet collection shows a great potential in harvesting water from fog.
However, how and to what extent the droplet evaporation affects the droplet collection …