Effect of Inclined Angle of Perforated Splash Fill Plate on the Performance of Forced Draft Wet Cooling Tower

Abstract:

This study aims to experimentally analyze the performance of a forced wet cooling tower (WCT) using a multi-level inclined perforated splash fill. The hot water temperature adjusts to 60 °C; Packing has inclination angles of 15^o, 20^o, 25^o and a perforation ratio of 2.6%, consisting of five levels of galvanized plate fill. Water flow rate ± 0.0917 kg/s, five variations of air flow rate are 0.02033, 0.02631, 0.02995, 0.03770, and 0.04261 kg/s. The inlet hot water temperature is 60 °C. In this study, the best WCT performance occurred at an inclination angle of 15^o.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 442)
• Pages: 45-53
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-pY5zwv
• Online since: May 2025
• Authors: Khairul Umurani*, Ahmad Syuhada, Muhammad Ilham Maulana, Zahrul Fuadi
• Keywords: Inclination Angle, Perforation, Performance

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