Published October 1980
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Journal article
Wet atmospheric cooling towers
Description
Calculating the air flow rate and water cooling of a natural draught cooler requires the simultaneous resolution of a problem of aerodynamics and one of heat. Increasingly complex digital and physical models have been developed and an industrial size test rig has been built on the Nantes-Chevire power station site. An extensive on-site experimental programme has been started by the EDF to make a better analysis of the operation of coolers depending on the weather conditions. In order to illustrate these campaigns, the trials of the Bugey cooler is described
Abstract (French)
Le calcul du debit d'air et du refroidissement de l'eau d'un aerorefrigerant a tirage naturel necessite la resolution simultanee d'un probleme d'aerodynamique et d'un probleme thermique. On a developpe des modeles numeriques et physiques de plus en plus complexes, et construit un banc d'essais de taille industrielle sur le site de la Centrale de Nantes-Chavire. D'autre part un vaste programme experimental sur site a ete lance par EDF pour mieux analyser le fonctionnement des refrigerants en fonction des conditions climatiques. Pour illustrer ces campagnes, on decrit les essais du refrigerant de BugeyAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Etudes de fonctionnement des grands refrigerants atmospheriques humides
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Tech. Mod.
- Journal Issue
- no.10-11
- Series
- Tech. Mod.
- ISSN
- 0040-1250
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 12614007
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COOLING TOWERS; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PERFORMANCE TESTING
- Descriptors DEC
- NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; TESTING; THERMAL POWER PLANTS