Details
Title
Evaluation of wet cooling tower replacement by Heller cooling tower in a power plantJournal title
Archive of Mechanical EngineeringYearbook
2023Volume
vol. 70Issue
No 1Authors
Affiliation
Malekmohamadi, Mohamad Hasan : University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran ; Malekmohamadi, Mohamad Hasan : Isfahan Thermal Power Plant, Isfahan, Iran ; Ahmadikia, Hossein : University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran ; Golmohamadi, Siavash : Isfahan Thermal Power Plant, Isfahan, Iran ; Khodadadi, Hamed : Department of Electrical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, IranKeywords
Heller cooling tower ; wet cooling tower ; condenser ; power plantDivisions of PAS
Nauki TechniczneCoverage
129-149Publisher
Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Machine BuildingBibliography
[1] B. Dziegielewski and D. Baumann. Tapping alternatives: The benefits of managing urban water demands. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 34(9):6–41, 2010. doi: 10.1080/00139157.1992.9930929.[2] D. Marmer. Water conservation equals energy conservation. Energy Engineering, 115(5):48–63, 2018. doi: 10.1080/01998595.2018.12027708.
[3] J.M. Burns, D.C. Burns, and J.S. Burns. Retrofitting cooling towers: estimates required to achieve the next level of CWA 316(b) compliance. In Proceedings of the ASME Power Conference, pages 25–33, 2004. doi: 10.1115/POWER2004-52051.
[4] A. Loew, P. Jaramillo, and H. Zhai. Marginal costs of water savings from cooling system retrofits: a case study for Texas power plants. Environmental Research Letters, 11(10):104004, 2016. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/104004.
[5] A.E. Conradie and D.G. Kröger. Performance evaluation of dry-cooling systems for power plant applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 16(3):219–232, 1996. doi: 10.1016/1359-4311(95)00068-2.
[6] A.E. Conradie, J.D. Buys, and D.G. Kröger. Performance optimization of dry-cooling systems for power plants through SQP methods. Applied Thermal Engineering, 18(1-2):25–45, 1998. doi: 10.1016/S1359-4311(97)00020-3.
[7] J.D. Buys and D.G. Kröger. Dimensioning heat exchangers for existing dry cooling towers. Energy Conversion and Management, 29(1):63–71, 1989. doi: 10.1016/0196-8904(89)90014-9.
[8] Z. Zou, Z. Guan, H. Gurgenci, and Y. Lu. Solar enhanced natural draft dry cooling tower for geothermal power applications. Solar Energy, 86(9):2686–2694, 2012. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.06.003.
[9] S. Bagheri and M. Nikkhoo. Investigation of the optimum location for adding two extra Heller-type cooling towers in Shazand power plant. Proceedings of the 17th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat, pages. 74–83, Australia, 2015.
[10] W. Peng and O.K. Sadaghiani. Presentation of an integrated cooling system for enhancement of cooling capability in Heller cooling tower with thermodynamic analyses and optimization. International Journal of Refrigeration, 131:786–802, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.07.016.
[11] M.A. Ardekani, F. Farhani, and M. Mazidi. Effects of cross wind conditions on efficiency of Heller dry cooling tower. Experimental Heat Transfer, 28(4):344–353, 2015. doi: 10.1080/08916152.2014.883449.
[12] A. Jahangiri, A. Borzooee, and E. Armoudli. Thermal performance improvement of the three aligned natural draft dry cooling towers by wind breaking walls and flue gas injection under different crosswind conditions. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 137:288–298, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2018.11.028.
[13] A.R. Seifi, O.A. Akbari, A.A. Alrashed, F. Afshari, G.A.S. Shabani, R. Seifi, M. Goodarzi, and F. Pourfattah. Effects of external wind breakers of Heller dry cooling system in power plants. Applied Thermal Engineering, 129: 1124–1134, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.10.118.
[14] R.A. Kheneslu, A. Jahangiri, and M. Ameri. Interaction effects of natural draft dry cooling tower (NDDCT) performance and 4E (energy, exergy, economic and environmental) analysis of steam power plant under different climatic conditions. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 37:100599, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2019.100599.
[15] A. Jahangiri and F. Rahmani. Power production limitations due to the environmental effects on the thermal effectiveness of NDDCT in an operating powerplant. Applied Thermal Engineering, 141:444–455, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.05.108.
[16] A.D. Samani. Combined cycle power plant with indirect dry cooling tower forecasting using artificial neural network. Decision Science Letters, 7:131–142, 2018. doi: 10.5267/j.dsl.2017.6.004.
[17] T.L. Bergman, F.P. Incropera, D.P. DeWitt, and A.S. Lavine. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer. John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
[18] Archive of Isfahan Mohammad Montazeri Power Station. Isfahan, Iran, 1984.
[19] H. Ahmadikia and G. Iravani. Numerical and analytical study of natural dry cooling tower in a steam power plant. Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering (Esteghlal), 26(1):183–195, 2007. (in Persian).
[20] H.G. Zavaragh, M.A. Ceviz, and M.T.S. Tabar. Analysis of windbreaker combinations on steam power plant natural draft dry cooling towers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 99:550–559, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.01.103.
[21] K.F. Reinschmidt and R. Narayanan. The optimum shape of cooling towers. Computers & Structures, 5(5-6):321–325, 1975. doi: 10.1016/0045-7949(75)90039-5.
[22] Isfahan Thermal Power Plant documents, No. C.583 and C.749, Islam Abad Power Plant, Isfahan, Iran, 1988.
[23] I.H. Shames. Mechanics of Fluids. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2003.
[24] C.R.F. Azevedo and A. Sinátora. Erosion-fatigue of steam turbine blades. Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(2):2290–2303, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2009.03.007.
[25] H. Kim. Crack evaluation of the fourth stage blade in a low-pressure steam turbine. Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(3):907–913, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2010.11.004.
[26] L.K. Bhagi, P. Gupta, and V. Rastogi. Fractographic investigations of the failure of L-1 pressure steam turbine blade. Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis, 1(2):72–78, 2013. doi: 10.1016/j.csefa.2013.04.007.