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A hydrometeorological, three‐dimensional model of thermal energy releases into environmental media
Author(s) -
Markatos N. C.,
Pericleous K.,
Simitovic R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1650070306
Subject(s) - hydrometeorology , meteorology , tower , conservation of energy , energy conservation , mechanics , conservation of mass , environmental science , cooling tower , thermal , wind speed , precipitation , inlet , physics , engineering , thermodynamics , mechanical engineering , civil engineering , electrical engineering
A computer model has been developed to study thermal energy releases into the environment. A typical application of the model is the study of the behaviour of cooling‐tower effluent under different weather and operating conditions. The model employs the full three‐dimensional transport equations describing the conservation of mass, momentum and energy. The flow is treated as single‐phase and the behaviour of any droplets present is calculated indirectly. The model takes into account such hydrometeorological phenomena as the effects of humidity, wind direction and speed, density variations and the presence and precipitation of droplets. Sample results from cooling tower applications are presented and discussed.