Results
Heater (kW)
Air Inlet dry
bulb, T1 (C)
Air Inlet wet
bulb, T2 (C)
Air Outlet dry
bulb T3 (C)
Ar Outlet bulb,
T4 (C)
Water Inlet
Temperature,T
5 (C)
Water Outlet
Temperature,T
6 (C)
Heater Power
(W)
Dp Orifice
Dp Column
31.5
0.5
Fully
Half
Opene Open
d
ed
Blowe Blowe
r
r
30.4
30.2
1.0
Fully
Half
Open Opene
ed
d
Blowe Blowe
r
r
30.4
30.5
1.5
Fully
Half
Open Opene
ed
d
Blowe Blower
r
30.6
30.6
29.9
25.8
25.6
25.6
25.8
26
25.8
29.2
26.9
26.4
27
27.4
28
28.7
26.5
27.0
26.0
26.8
27.4
28.3
29.1
45.5
37.3
35.6
40
39.1
43.4
44.5
51.1
25.8
25.4
25.7
26.2
26.5
26.9
402
408
793
755
1190
1149
0
0
96
10
82
9
96
11
80
9
95
11
82
10
SAMPLE CALCULATION
EXPERIMENT 1: EFFECT OF HEATING LOAD
Fixed variables;
1. Air flow = 100% (Damper fully open)
2. Water flow rate = 1.0 LPM
a) Heating load = 0.5 kW
Range of cooling tower;
Range
= Water inlet temperature, T5 - water outlet temperature, T6
= 37.3C 25.8C
=11.5C
Approach of cooling tower;
Approach = Water outlet temperature, T6 Air outlet wet bulb, T2
= 25.8C 25.8 C
= 0 C
Efficiency of cooling towers;
range
range+approach
11.5
= 11.5 +0
100
100
100 %
Total cooling load;
Cooling load = pump input, Q1 + heating load
W
(0.5 kW 1000
1kW )
= 402 W +
= 902 W
b) Heating load = 1.0 kW
Range of cooling tower;
Range
= Water inlet temperature, T5 - water outlet temperature, T6
= 40.0C 25.7C
=14.3C
Approach of cooling tower;
Approach = Water outlet temperature, T6 Air outlet wet bulb, T2
= 25.7C 25.6 C
= 0.1 C
Efficiency of cooling towers;
range
range+approach
100
14.3
= 14.3+ 0.1
=
100
99.31 %
Total cooling load;
Cooling load = pump input, Q1 + heating load
W
(1.0 kW 1000
1 kW )
= 793 W +
= 1793 W
c) Heating load = 1.5 kW
Range of cooling tower;
Range
= Water inlet temperature, T5 - water outlet temperature, T6
= 43.4C 26.5C
=16.9C
Approach of cooling tower;
Approach = Water outlet temperature, T6 Air outlet wet bulb, T2
= 26.5C 26.0 C
= 0.5 C
Efficiency of cooling towers;
range
range+approach
16.9
= 16.9+ 0.5
100
100
97.13 %
Total cooling load;
Cooling load = pump input, Q1 + heating load
= 1190 W +
W
(1.5 kW 1000
1 kW )
= 2690 W
Heating load (kW)
Range (C)
Approach of cooling
0.5
11.5
0
1.0
1.5
14.3
16.9
0.1
0.5
water (C)
Efficiency of cooling
100
99.31
97.13
water, (%)
Total cooling load (W)
902
1793
2690
EXPERIMENT 2: BLOWER DAMPER
Fixed variables;
1. Heating load = 0.5 kW
2. Water flow rate = 1.0 LPM
a) Air flow = 100 % (Blower fully open)
Range of cooling tower;
Range
= Water inlet temperature, T5 - water outlet temperature, T6
= 37.3C 25.8C
=11.5C
Approach of cooling tower;
Approach = Water outlet temperature, T6 Air outlet wet bulb, T2
= 25.8C 25.8 C
= 0 C
Efficiency of cooling towers;
range
range+approach
100
11.5
= 11.5 +0
=
100
100 %
Total cooling load;
Cooling load = pump input, Q1 + heating load
W
(0.5 kW 1000
1kW )
= 402 W +
= 902 W
a) Air flow = 50 % (Blower half open)
Range of cooling tower;
Range
= Water inlet temperature, T5 - water outlet temperature, T6
= 35.6C 25.4C
=10.2C
Approach of cooling tower;
Approach = Water outlet temperature, T6 Air outlet wet bulb, T2
= 25.4C 25.6 C
= -0.2 C
Efficiency of cooling towers;
range
range+approach
10.2
= 1 0.20.2
100
100
102 %
Total cooling load;
Cooling load = pump input, Q1 + heating load
= 408 W +
W
(0.5 kW 1000
1kW )
= 908 W
Air Flow
Range (C)
Approach of cooling
100%
11.5
0.7
50%
10.2
0.5
water (C)
Efficiency of cooling
100
102
water, (%)
Total cooling load (W)
902
908
