Abstract
In this paper, the effect of crosswind on triple natural draft dry cooling towers is studied and analyzed. Concerning this area, many researches have concentrated on one cooling tower. This research focuses on the mutual effects of the adjacent towers' performance, and also makes a comparison between the efficiency of the three cooling towers in windy and no-wind conditions. Three dimensional governing equations with standard k-e model for turbulence are solved using finite volume method. In modeling the crosswind condition, at first radiator-type windbreakers with usual uniform distribution, and then radiator-type windbreakers with heterogeneous distribution of water are used for each cooling tower. Finally, the water outlet temperature of the radiators' cooling towers are analyzed, and the total heat rejections at different conditions are compared. Numerical results show that radiator-type windbreakers with heterogeneous distribution of water can substantially improve cooling efficiency more than uniform regime. It should be mentioned that a complete grid study is done to achieve a grid-independent solution.
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