| Main Title |
Dry/Wet Performance of a Plate-Fin Air Cooled Heat Exchanger with Continuous Corrugated Fins. |
| Author |
Hauser, S. G. ;
Kreid, D. K. ;
Johnson, B. M. ;
|
| CORP Author |
Department of Energy, Richland, WA. Richland Operations Office.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1982 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/7-82-014; |
| Stock Number |
PB82-231424 |
| Additional Subjects |
Heat exchangers ;
Electric power plants ;
Cooling systems ;
Cooling fins ;
Corrugating ;
Performance ;
Heat transfer ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB82-231424 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
180p |
| Abstract |
The report describes work to (1) determine experimentally the performance and operating characteristics of a plate-fin heat exchanger during dry/wet or 'deluge' operation and (2) continue developing the deluge heat/mass transfer model. This work supports the improvement of power plant cooling systems that conserve fresh water in an environmentally and economically viable manner. The experiments identified important trade-offs concerning deluge cooling; these are discussed. The earlier deluge model was refined and extended to the simultaneous calculation of heat transfer and evaporation from wetted surfaces. Experiments showed the model to be an excellent predictor of heat exchanger performance during deluge operation. |
