Numerical Study of Natural Draft Wet Cooling Tower

Abstract:

Natural draft wet cooling tower is one of key equipments in thermal power stations, and its thermal performance influences the efficiency of total thermal system. Based on the heat and mass transfer theory and characteristics of the FLUENT software, a three-dimensional numerical simulation platform had been developed to simulate the thermal performance in a natural draft wet cooling tower. This platform was used to study the heat exchange and flow situation of a typical hyperbolic natural draft wet cooling tower. Comparing and analyzing the results of simulation and design calculation, it indicate that there is good computational accuracy of the three-dimensional numerical simulation platform, and the platform can provide a good support for the design and research of natural draft wet cooling tower.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 403-408)
• Pages: 3191-3194
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.403-408.3191
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Shui Hua Zheng, Tai Jin, Jian Ren Fan
• Keywords: Natural Draft Wet Cooling Tower, Numerical Simulation, Thermal Performance

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