Crosswind is a significant concern for the design and operation of a natural draft cooling
tower. The negative effects of crosswind on the thermal performance of natural draft cooling …

To explore the operation mechanism of the hybrid mechanical draft wet cooling tower
(hybrid MCT), a 3D model of the hybrid MCT is established. The plume, water saving, and …

Natural draft wet cooling towers are one of the most widely-used types of wet cooling towers
in the large-scale power plants. In the present research, the heat transfer performance of …

The airflow distribution of the mechanical draft wet cooling tower group will become very
uneven under crosswind conditions, and the cooling capacity of leeward towers can be …

Counter-flow wet cooling towers are equipment for removing heat from water to
environment. The traditional model for their thermal performance mainly focuses on the heat …

Based on the similarity theory, thermal-state model experiment in lab is performed to
investigate the thermal performance of wet cooling towers under different layout patterns of …

To investigate the suitability of natural draft dry cooling towers (NDDCTs) for PV/CST hybrid
power plants in practice, the crosswind effects on transient start-up of NDDCTs are analyzed …

Concentrating solar thermal power system can provide low carbon, renewable energy
resources in countries or regions with strong solar irradiation. For this kind of power plant …

To analyze the influence of environmental parameters on cold-end systems, especially the
natural draft wet cooling tower (NDWCT), and the thermal system, the 660 MW power plant …

To enhance the performance of the super-large natural draft wet cooling towers (S-
NDWCTs), and finally to achieve the goal of energy-saving in thermal systems, the dry-wet …