A review of wetted media with potential application in the pre-cooling of natural draft dry cooling towers

S He, H Gurgenci, Z Guan, X Huang, M Lucas - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is no dearth of published data concerning direct evaporative cooling, especially
concerning the wetted media used in this technique. In spite of the data abundance, the lack …

[HTML][HTML] Performance analysis and optimal parameters of a direct evaporative pad cooling system under the climate conditions of Morocco

A Laknizi, M Mahdaoui, AB Abdellah, K Anoune… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a direct evaporative pad cooling system to be used for a poultry house is
simulated under the climate conditions of six Moroccan cities. The objective is to optimize …

Experimental study of the application of two trickle media for inlet air pre-cooling of natural draft dry cooling towers

S He, Z Guan, H Gurgenci, K Hooman, Y Lu… - Energy conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper is part two of a broader investigation into pre-cooling the air that enters natural
draft dry cooling towers. Evaporative cooling of air is to some extent different from …

[HTML][HTML] Energetic, exergetic and environmental (3E) analyses of different cooling technologies (wet, dry and hybrid) in a CSP thermal power plant

CG Cutillas, J Ruiz, F Asfand, K Patchigolla… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the comparison of three condensation systems for the heat dissipation
in a solar power plant: wet system, dry system and hybrid system based on the pre-cooling …

A simplified experimentally tested theoretical model to reduce water consumption of a direct evaporative cooler for dry climates

AE Kabeel, MM Bassuoni - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to introduce a simple modified experimentally tested theoretical
model to mainly reduce the water consumption rate of a direct evaporative cooler type …

Performance of natural draft hybrid cooling system of large scale steam turbine generator unit

Y Huang, L Chen, X Huang, X Du, L Yang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
To overcome the shortage of dry cooling technology for large scale steam turbine generator
unit in summer, the potential feasibility of hybrid cooling was investigated numerically. The …

Experimental and simulation validation of ABHE for disinfection of Legionella in hot water systems

L Altorkmany, M Kharseh, AL Ljung… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The work refers to an innovative system inspired by nature that mimics the thermoregulation
system that exists in animals. This method, which is called Anti Bacteria Heat Exchanger …

Improved energy performance of ammonia recycling system using floating condensing temperature control

W Lu, Z Meng, Y Sun, Q Zhong, H Zhu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Aiming at reducing the energy-consumption of ammonia recycling system, we presented
floating condensing temperature control to maximize the coefficient of performance (COP) of …

Research on heat exchange and control method of the evaporative condenser in the equipment of flax fiber modification

Z Meng, Z Meng, W Lu, Z Zhu, Y Sun - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Aiming at improving heat utilization of the evaporative condenser in the equipment of flax
fiber modification, we proposed a new method to control the main factors that affect the heat …

Simplified component model of heating and dry-cooling coils: Influence of altitude and of glycol concentration in the heat transfer fluid on the error prediction of the …

CR Ruivo, G Angrisani, JJ Costa - Journal of Building Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
An empirical model for predicting the thermal capacity of a coil operating in dry mode is
investigated. It is based on the well-known ε-NTU method. Thermal resistances are …