Operation Principles
We have seen that an atmospheric cooling tower is a heat exchanger, in which the water to be cooled flows in contact with the ambient air, making it trickle on pi les of superimposed screens or plates (dispersion area). It is the packing that constitutes the heat exchanger. It is closed in a tower ensuring the best possible air circulation.
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Aquaprox (2009). Fundamental Principles of Cooling Towers. In: Treatment of Cooling Water. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01985-2_11
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