Crosswind is a significant concern for the design and operation of a natural draft cooling
tower. The negative effects of crosswind on the thermal performance of natural draft cooling …

A novel method for improving the cooling performance of natural draft wet cooling towers
(NDWCTs) by installing air ducts in the rain zone was proposed for the first time. To study the …

To investigate the suitability of natural draft dry cooling towers (NDDCTs) for PV/CST hybrid
power plants in practice, the crosswind effects on transient start-up of NDDCTs are analyzed …

This study investigates the performance of direct and indirect cooling in conjunction with
natural draft dry cooling towers (NDDCT) for the heat rejection of a supercritical carbon …

Selection of condenser cooling technology can affect the financial as well as technical
viability of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. Detailed comparative assessment of …

In thermal power cycles including concentrating solar thermal (CST) plants, natural draft
cooling towers (NDCTs) are widely used heat-dumping facilities. One inherent drawback of …

In order to reduce the unfavorable impacts of natural wind, the arc curved air flow deflectors
were proposed to be settled around the natural draft dry cooling tower. Based on 2× 600 MW …

Natural draft dry cooling system (NDDCs) utilizes ambient air as cooling medium and is
susceptible the ambient conditions. Natural draft wet cooling system (NDWCs) can provide …

The following paper presents the first numerical comparison of heat and mass transfer
processes in a traditional cooling tower and a solution based on the Maisotsenko cycle (M …

Crosswind degrades the cooling performance of a natural draft dry cooling tower (NDDCT)
by affecting the air flow field at the inlet and outlet and inducing complex vortices inside and …