Details

Title

Evaluation of wet cooling tower replacement by Heller cooling tower in a power plant

Journal title

Archive of Mechanical Engineering

Yearbook

2023

Volume

vol. 70

Issue

No 1

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, Iran

Authors

Keywords

Heller cooling tower ; wet cooling tower ; condenser ; power plant

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

129-149

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Machine Building

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Date

8.12.2022

Type

Article accepted

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/ame.2022.144076
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