Anti-freezing mechanism of the direct air-cooled system by splitting columns operation

L Zhang, J Zhou, S Zuo, W Yuan, Q Zhang - … Communications in Heat and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In areas rich in coal but lacking water, thermal power plants, or nuclear power plants are
widely adopting direct air-cooled systems due to their excellent water-saving capabilities …

An exploratory research on performance improvement of super-large natural draft wet cooling tower based on the reconstructed dry-wet hybrid rain zone

Z Zhang, M Gao, Z Dang, S He, F Sun - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019 - Elsevier
The ambient cold air cannot reach the center area of the super-large natural draft wet
cooling towers (S-NDWCTs) due to the large diameter and the large water droplets …

Exploratory research on annular-arranged moist media to improve cooling capacity of natural draft dry cooling tower and thermo-flow characteristics of its radiators

H Ma, L Cai, F Si, J Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
The well-arranged moist media should be a promising solution to improve the thermal
performance of the natural draft dry cooling tower (NDDCT) by the synchronous …

Study on the effects of apex angle of the delta-type radiator on thermo-flow performance of natural draft dry cooling tower

H Ma, F Si, J Wang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
A numerical model was established to reveal the effects of apex angle of the vertical
arranged delta-type radiators on thermo-flow performance of natural draft dry cooling tower …

Anti-frosting and defrosting performance of chemically modified super-nonwettable carbon soot coatings

KD Esmeryan, SD Gyoshev, CE Castano… - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The inherent hydrophilicity of a variety of heat exchanging industrial appliances, including
air-conditioners, refrigerators or heat pumps, is a highly-beneficial platform for the …

Numerical simulation of air heating by the recovered waste heat from the radiating exhaust gas flows in a plate heat exchanger

MF Nia, SAG Nassab, AB Ansari - International Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The main idea comes from the fact that waste heat generated by the radiating combustion
exhaust gas can be recovered by a plate heat exchanger to heat the air flow utilized in …

Freeze protection performance of natural draft wet cooling tower with different partition water distributions

W Yuan, S Zuo, J Zhou, Q Zhang, L Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
With the construction of the deep peak regulation of thermal power units, the freezing risk of
cooling towers under low load conditions is aggravated. Therefore, in order to keep natural …

Anti-freezing performance and application of air-cooled heat exchanger with different water entry patterns

W Wang, F Wang, Y Kong, L Yang, Y Niu, X Du… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In practical engineering, air-cooled heat exchangers are commonly equipped with middle,
left, or side water entry arrangement, and in winter may be at risk for freezing. This research …