Earth-Cooling Air Tunnels for Thermal Power Plants: Initial Design by CFD Modelling

Climate change and the increase of the consumption of energy resources are expected to further strain anticipated water stress scenarios. The operation of existing thermal plants depends greatly on their cooling capacity, for which large amounts of water are withdrawn and consumed. Dry-cooling syste...

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Main Authors: Eduardo de la Rocha Camba, Fontina Petrakopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/4/797