Abstract
An advanced integral model is developed for predicting cooling tower plume rise from single natural draft cooling towers. The theoretical formulation of the model is aimed at avoiding many of the pitfalls and unnecessary assumptions of existing models. The model is based on a careful integration of the three-dimensional partial differential equations of conservation across the plume cross-section; radial profiles of temperature, velocity, and total water are assumed to be Gaussian in shape. The model includes a treatment of plume thermodynamics and tower downwash effects. The model has been calibrated with a wide range of laboratory data. Verification of the model with single-tower field data from Chalk Point, Paradise, Lünen, Gardanne and Philippsburg reveals good results.
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