Research Article
Nov 1976
Economic factors of Dry-Wet Cooling Towers
Abstract
Comtemporary dry-wet design efforts and economic studies are reviewed and promising configurations are delineated. The basic accounting scheme and all relevant parameters necessary for comprehensive total cost calculations are identified and associated with typical values. Existing thermodynamic and psychrometric models for dry towers, wet towers, turbines, and condensers are then combined with the economic information to derive the total economies of various dry-wet tower configurations. Example comprehensive results for four parallel air-path and one series air-path cooling tower are included. It appears that parallel air-path configurations offer the most economical design for a dry-wet tower; dry-wet cooling towers also appear economically competitive with wet towers in some areas with high water costs.
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Journal of the Power Division
Volume 102 • Issue 2 • November 1976
Pages: 147 - 163
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© 1976 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1976
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Thomas E. Croley II, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Div. of Energy, and Research Engr., Iowa Inst. of Hydr. Research, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
V. C. Patel
Prof., Div. of Energy, and Research Engr., Iowa Inst. of Hydr. Research, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Mow-Soung Cheng
Engr., Johnson and Anderson Consulting Engrs., Inc., Pontiac, Mich.
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