Cooling Tower Design Calculation Software

Revised March 2017 A suite of cooling tower applications that is indispensable to anyone responsible for the peak performance of cooling towers. Applications include, Air Properties Calculator, Merkel Number calculator, Demand Curve Worksheet (calculates tower performance & characteristic curve test method) and Mechanical Draft Tower Performance Test Analyzer (performance curve method). The performance test analyzer compliments the ATC-105 cooling tower test code. Many fully explained examples presented in the help files.

The cooling tower calculation is based on the most generally accepted theory of the cooling tower heat-transfer process developed by Merkel. This analysis is based upon enthalpy potential difference as the driving force. It is assumed that a film of air surrounds each particle of water, and the enthalpy difference. May 10, 2018 - There are many design guideline to assist engineers to understand the basic principles of cooling towers. These towers are basically used to.

Educational pricing & site licensing available upon request. Toolkit v3.1 is Windows Vista and Windows 7 compatible. To view screen shots. To download a demo. To view order form. Why you need the CTI ToolKit?

• Thermal Design Worksheet. An interactive, graphical worksheet designed to speed cooling tower thermal calculations. Set your own values for wet bulb, range and altitude, and plot your own demand curve on virtually any printer. • Performance Evaluator. Evaluates induced draft counterflow and crossflow cooling tower performance with field acquired data. Fully compliant with the latest CTI ATC-105 test code (performance curve method). • Air Properties Calculator.

Fully ASHRAE compliant, using latest psychrometric property routines. • Detailed Help Files. Movie free download sites. How-to-use help for typical applications is just a click away. What does the CTI ToolKit do for me? • Predicts off-design performance with the Demand Curve Tab application. Answers what-if questions like, how much will my leaving water temperature change if I increase my waterflow 10%? Decrease my range 15%?

• Evaluates cooling tower performance and acceptance tests. • Performance Curve Tab: application allows the automatic calculation of cooling tower performance using the performance test method of the CTI ATC-105. Automatically solves the iterative calculations for the exit air temperature and psychrometric properties to compute the test L/G as required by CTI ATC-105. Accurately interpolates between curves and generates all the necessary crossplots to determine the overall Tower Capability. • Demand Curve Tab: application speeds the evaluation of the characteristic curve method. This application allows the calculation of the overall Tower Capability when manufacturer's performance curves are unavailable.

High quality demand curve pages produced on any printer for your exact set of design conditions at any altitude. • Produces your own performance curves from field test data. Using the Demand Curve Tab application and a single test point, create a set of performance curves along with any spreadsheet. • All without picking up a pencil! System Requirements Microsoft Windows 95/98, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Product Unit Price Title CTI Member Price Non-Member Price CTI ToolKit Version 3.2 (single user license) $395 $450 CTI ToolKit Version 3.2 (Upgrade from V3.0) $25 $40 CTI ToolKit Version 3.2 (Upgrade from V1.0 or V2.0) $95 $120 Processing Fee Shipping via UPS Ground UPS 2nd Day Air UPS Next Day Air Mail International $15 $28 $43 TBD Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery. Multi-user site licenses and educational institution pricing available on request, call 281-583-4087.

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Abstract A survey of wet cooling tower literature was performed to develop a simplified method of cooling tower design and simulation for use in power plant cycle optimization. The theory of heat exchange in wet cooling towers is briefly summarized. The Merkel equation (the fundamental equation of heat transfer in wet cooling towers) is presented and discussed. The cooling tower fill constant (Ka) is defined and values derived. A rule-of-thumb method for the optimized design of cooling towers is presented. The rule-of-thumb design method provides information useful in power plant cycle optimization, including tower dimensions, water consumption rate, exit air temperature, power requirements and construction cost. In addition, a method for simulation of cooling tower performance at various operating conditions is presented.

This information is also useful in power plant cycle evaluation. Using the information presented, it will be possible to incorporate wet cooling tower design and simulation into a procedure to evaluate and optimize power plant cycles. A complete, detailed analysis of wet tower/once-through hybrid cooling systems was carried out to give the most economical system arrangements and the optimum tower size for power plants on the Missouri River.