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Water Cooling Tower Training System
(HT-017)

1 Nozzle as atomizer 2 Wet deck surface 3 Displays and controls 4 Air chamber 5 Fan with throttle valve 6 Pump 7 Tank with heating 8 Tank for additional water 9 Combined temperature/humidity sensor

  • Familiarization with cooling tower function and thermodynamics principles.
  • Performing energy balance equations.
  • Calculation of the cooling capacity for the cooling tower.
  • Experimenting and comparing by using different modules that can be mounted to the wet cooling tower.
  • Calculation of the cooling process parameters:
    • Cooling distance
    • Cooling zone width
  • Observation of air state changes in the h-x diagram.
  • Cooling column:
    • Specific surface of the wet deck surface: 110 m2/m3
    • Cross-section: 150x150 mm
  • Heater: 3000 w
  • Fan:
    • Power consumption: 550 w
    • Max. Volumetric flow rate: 1800m3/h
    • Speed : 2750 rpm
  • Pump:
    • Max. Head: 125 psi
    • Max. Flow rate: 1.2 L/min
  • Tank for additional water: 4,2 L
  • Measuring ranges:
    • Differential pressure: 0…10 m bar
    • Flow rate: 0…25 l/min (water)
    • Temperature: 2x 0…50°c, 3x 0…100°c
    • Rel. Humidity: 10…100%
  • Water Cooling Tower Training System (HT - 017)
  • Hard copy user manual
  • BEDO software
  • Laboratory Pc

The educational unit (HT – 017) is designed to demonstrate the main components and principle of a wet cooling tower with forced ventilation.

  • Water is heated in a tank and transported by a pump to an atomizer.
  • The atomizer sprays the water to be cooled over the wet deck surface.
  • The water trickles from the top to the bottom along the wet deck surface whilst air flows from the bottom to the top.
  • The heat is transferred directly from the water to the air by convection and evaporation.
  • The air flow is generated by a fan and adjusted using a speed control.
  • The cooling column is transparent allowing clear observation of the wet deck surface and the trickling water.
  • The educational unit is supplied with digital displays to display all important process parameters are recorded (volumetric air flow rate, temperatures of air and water, air
  • Humidity, water flow rate) that are measured electronically.
  • The educational unit is provided with a software.
  • The measured values can also be transmitted directly to a PC via USB.
  • The changes of state of the air are represented in an h-x diagram.
  • Interchangeable cooling columns (not supplied by default) enable comparative studies.
  • The educational unit is provided with a DAQ software.