73-03: Analytical Determination of Cooling Tower Drift Eliminators Efficiencies #N/A and disturbed flow profiles

and disturbed flow profiles

if uncontrolled

result in biofouling which impedes heat transfer

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effective control of calcium phosphate precipitation must be maintained both in the recirculating cooling water and at heated surfaces if corrosion is to be controlled without a loss of heat transfer efficiency

73-03: Analytical Determination of Cooling Tower Drift Eliminators Efficiencies #N/A and disturbed flow profilesDrift eliminators are commonly incorporated in wet cooling towers to reduce the amount of water droplet losses. Typical drift eliminator designs embody an array of narrow channels in the vertical flow direction of a cooling tower, which force the air to flow in a direction inclined to the vertical. The efficiency of the drift eliminator is governed by the channel orientation and geometry and by the air flow rate, as well as by the droplet size