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Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Cross-Flow Plastic Air Heater for a Cooling Tower

냉각탑용 직교류형 플라스틱 공기가열기의 열전달 및 압력손실

  • Kim, Nae-Hyun (Division of Mechanical System Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • 김내현 (인천대학교 기계시스템공학부)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.12.05
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

In this study, experiments were performed on air heater samples with three different shapes (chevron, wave and dimple type) to reduce the plumes from cooling towers. The tests were conducted for a range of frontal air velocities of 1~3 m/s and water flow rate 0.19~0.33 kg/s. The results showed that the heat transfer rate increased with increasing air velocity or water flow rate. The air-side pressure drop also increased with increasing air velocity. At the same frontal air velocity, the highest heat transfer rate was obtained for the chevron sample (1.5~1.7 times compared to that of the plate sample), followed by the dimple, wave and plate samples. The heat transfer rate per unit power consumption was also 15% larger than that of the dimple sample. On the other hand, there was no noticeable difference between the other samples.

본 연구에서는 냉각탑 출구의 상대습도를 낮춰 백연을 저감하기 위한 목적으로 쉐브론형, 웨이브형 그리고 딤플형 공기가열기 시료에 대한 성능시험을 수행하였다. 실험은 시료의 전방풍속 1~3 m/s, 물 유량 0.19~0.33 kg/s 범위에서 수행되었다. 실험 결과 모든 시료에서 전열량은 전방풍속과 물 유량이 증가할수록 증가하였다. 공기측 압력손실도 풍속이 증가할수록 증가하였다. 동일 풍속에서 전열량은 쉐브론 형상에서 가장 크고 (평판의 1.5~1.7배) 딤플, 웨이브, 평판 순으로 나타났다. 소비동력 대비 전열량도 쉐브론 형상에서 딤플 형상보다 15% 정도 크게 나타났다. 하지만 다른 세 종류의 형상에서는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다.

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