A study of air velocity in a cooling tower that affects the diameter of the droplet / Bambang Antoko … [et al.]

Antoko, Bambang and Santoso, Dany Iman and Krishna Putra, Ary Bachtiar and X, Sutardi (2021) A study of air velocity in a cooling tower that affects the diameter of the droplet / Bambang Antoko … [et al.]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE), 8 (1). pp. 73-87. ISSN (eISSN): 2550-164X

Abstract

The study of air velocity inside the cooling tower gives an overview of the process of heat or mass transfer. This study developed mathematical modelling based on the principle of continuity and statistical thermodynamics to track changes in radius, velocity, density, and temperature of droplets and air along with the droplet trajectory or tower height. Before that, the droplet radius range is predicted in advance to get the accuracy of the calculation. Also, water capacity and fan rotation are varied to determine their effect on cooling tower performance. The calculation results showed that 18 Lpm capacity gives efficiencies above 50%, while for 0.5 Lpm capacity, it produces efficiencies in between 25% to 40%. The highest efficiency indicates that the evaporation process occurs most efficiently. Mathematical modelling in calculations can also describe the increase in air temperature, which usually uses numerical simulations.

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Item Type: Article
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Antoko, Bambang
bambangantoko@ppns.ac.id
Santoso, Dany Iman
UNSPECIFIED
Krishna Putra, Ary Bachtiar
UNSPECIFIED
X, Sutardi
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics > Heat > Transmission. Heat transfer
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > Energy conservation
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > Machine design and drawing
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
ISSN: (eISSN): 2550-164X
Volume: 8
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 73-87
Keywords: heat or mass transfer, mathematical modelling, statistical thermodynamics
Date: January 2021
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47622
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