COOLING OF RETURN WATER FROM INDUSTRIAL PLANTS IN VORTEX CHAMBERS

摘要

A vortex chamber with an atomizing device is proposed for cooling of return water from industrial plants, and the effect of design and production parameters are theoretically investigated. Thermal and nuclear power plants in which cooling towers are widely used in return-water supply circuits make up the basic part of generating capacities for the power industry of the Russian Federation. As practice indicates, a large portion of the cooling towers in use were constructed 20-40 years ago, and all these installations are now technically and physically obsolete. Packed units do not provide the efficiency required for cooling of the water, and the entrainment separators have a high percentage of carry off of drop moisture. Moreover, ecological problems with operation of the towers, such as carry-off of drop moisture, discharge of harmful substances (CO_2, NO,,., SO_2), vapor flame, and noise, and also with the proximity of manufacturing entities to residential development transportation arteries, have begun to appear as the productivity of the structures and their number on industrial sites continue to grow [1].