Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 180, 2018
EFM17 – Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2017
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Article Number | 02119 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Contributions | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818002119 | |
Published online | 04 June 2018 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818002119
Control of droplet size in rain-zone in wet cooling tower
Czech Technical University in Prague, Department of Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, 16607 Prague, Czech Republic
* Corresponding author: rut.vitkovicova@fs.cvut.cz
Published online: 4 June 2018
The performance of the wet cooling tower is significantly affected by the droplet size occurring in the rain zone. In order to effectively manage the size of these droplets, it was necessary to experimentally determine the effect of the fills of the cooling towers on droplets. Five types of cooling fillers were used for experimental measurements: 3 film fills and 2 splash fills - trickle and grid. Drop size measurements were performed using the LIF method. Histograms of droplets size were obtained from measured droplet sizes under each fill, and for each fill, the Sauter droplet diameter was then calculated. According to a theoretical analysis of a breakdown of droplets, the combinations of some fills and the effect of their surface treatment on the droplet diameter were then measured for comparison.
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