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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/was.2015.20.3.449

Influence of ventilation rate on the aerodynamic interference between two extra-large indirect dry cooling towers by CFD  

Ke, S.T. (Department of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Liang, J. (Department of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Zhao, L. (State Key Laboratory for Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, Tongji University)
Ge, Y.J. (State Key Laboratory for Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, Tongji University)
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Wind and Structures / v.20, no.3, 2015 , pp. 449-468 More about this Journal
Abstract
Current wind-resistance designs of large-scale indirect dry cooling towers (IDCTs) exclude an important factor: the influence of the ventilation rate for radiator shutter on wind loads on the outer surfaces of the tower shell. More seemingly overlooked aspects are the effects of various ventilation rates on the wind pressure distribution on the tower surfaces of two IDCTs, and the feature of the flow field around them. In order to investigate the effects of the radiator shutter ventilation rates on the aerodynamic interference between IDCTs, this paper established the numerical wind tunnel model based on the Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) technology, and analyzed the influences of various radiator shutter ventilation rates on the aerodynamic loads acting upon a single and two extra-large IDCTs during building, installation, and operation stages. Through the comparison with the results of physical wind tunnel test and different design codes, the results indicated that: the influence of the ventilation rate on the flow field and shape coefficients on the outer surface of a single IDCT is weak, and the curve of mean shape coefficients is close to the reference curve provided by the current design code. In a two-tower combination, the ventilation rate significantly affects the downwind surface of the front tower and the upwind surface of the back tower, and the larger positive pressure shifts down along the upwind surface of the back tower as the ventilation rate increases. The ventilation rate significantly influences the drag force coefficient of the back tower in a two-tower combination, the drag force coefficient increases with the ventilation rate and reaches the maximum in a building status of full ventilation, and the maximum drag coefficient is 11% greater than that with complete closure.
Keywords
extra-large indirect dry cooling towers; wind loads; aerodynamic interference; CFD; wind tunnel test; ventilation rate;
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