Design of a Countercurrent Water Cooling Tower

Computes required height of cooling water tower and minimum air rate needed to attain prescribed air and water service conditions

This app computes the required height of a countercurrent, forced air, water cooling tower, and the minimum air rate needed to attain user-specified overall mass transfer coefficient, water and air conditions. Additional output includes the value of the "tower characteristic", i.e., the integral of the enthalpy function, and the temperature range and approach to the dew point.