A.V. Luikov Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer

http://www.itmo.by/
220072 Minsk, Brovki str. 15

Aerodynamic devices for Increasing the cooling tower cooling capacity

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Belarus

IDENTIFIER

TO6823

PUBLISHED

2023-06-01

LAST UPDATE

2023-06-01

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Svetlana Markova
+375 29 752 8328
sveta_oms@itmo.by
Summary
A.V.Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the NAS of Belarus offers consumers a aerodynamic devices to increase the cooling tower cooling capacity under a commercial agreements with technical assistance and is looking for partners to conclude a technical cooperation agreement.
Description
A cooling tower is a structure designed for air cooling of a large amount of water. The operation of evaporative cooling towers is based on the transfer of heat fr om a liquid (water) to atmospheric air during direct contact of the media - during cooling of water and its surface evaporation. In cooling towers, aerodynamic devices are used, on which the efficiency of its operation depends.

A.V.Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the NAS of Belarus has developed aerodynamic devices for increase the cooling capacity of tower cooling towers: aerodynamic swirler, ventilation window with control devices, control mechanism for horizontal winter louvre devices, and a forced air supply module.

Aerodynamic swirler
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The aerodynamic swirler ensures the swirl of the air entering the undergrowth space of the cooling tower, which makes it possible to intensify the processes of heat and mass transfer inside the cooling tower, improve the aerodynamics of the cooling incoming air flows and provide an additional decrease in the temperature of the circulating water coming from the station turbine condenser by several degrees, depending on the operating mode turbines and climatic conditions.

Ventilation window with control devices
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The ventilation window with control devices is designed to optimize the internal aerodynamics of the cooling tower by removing the most heated part of the air flow saturated with water vapor through the created ventilation window. Original control devices are installed inside the window, which direct warm and moisture-saturated air from the central zone to the periphery of the undergrowth space, wh ere it, mixing with colder and drier air, increases draft in this part of the cooling tower. This makes it possible to intensify the process of evaporative cooling and further reduce the temperature of the circulating water.

Control mechanism for horizontal winter louvre devices
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The control mechanism for horizontal winter louver devices is a new kinematic scheme for controlling winter rotary shutters of a louver device, placing them at a given angle to the horizon. The development improves the aerodynamics of the incoming air flow in the upper part of the air inlet windows, allows you to eliminate the stagnant zones existing there and increase the speed and "range" of the incoming air flow.

Forced air supply module
forced-air-supply-module

The module is the control element for the cooling capacity of an evaporative cooling tower that optimally combines natural (C) and additional forced (B) cooling tower draft. Cooling air is forced into the central zone (A) of the cooling tower, and its flow rate is maintained at 40-80% of the total air flow. 

Scope: thermal power plant, thermal power plant, nuclear power plant.

The Institute offers partners: 
* within the framework of a commercial agreements with technical assistance, the acquisition of aerodynamic devices to improve the cooling tower cooling capacity; 
* within the framework of a technical cooperation agreement, the joint development of the technology for improve the cooling tower cooling capacity.

More. "Actual developments, research, measurements and tests" Catalog-2021, pp.21-22.(in Russian)
Advantages and Innovations
The developed technological proposals for the modernization of cooling towers make it possible to eliminate the gap between the installed and available capacity of thermal power plants in the most intense summer period, contribute to an additional decrease in the temperature of the circulating water to 3°C, and allow saving 1500 tons of reference fuel on a cooling tower with an irrigation area of ​​3000 m2. for the season.

Modernization does not require stopping the operation of cooling towers and pays for itself within two seasons of operation.
Stage of development
Already on the market
Comments regarding stage of development
The developments have been implemented at 14 cooling towers of thermal power plants in the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation, China, and Georgia.
Funding source
State budged
Internal
IPR status
Exclusive rights
Patents granted
Secret know-how
Comments regarding IPS status
Patent of the Republic of Belarus № 1293 "Cooling tower";
Patent of the Republic of Belarus № 2098 "Electric water heating device";
Patent of the Republic of Belarus № 8995 "Method of liquid cooling in a cooling tower and a ventilation cooling tower for its implementation";
Patent of the Republic of Belarus № 10380 "Cooling tower".
Sector group
Intelligent Energy
Environment
Materials

Organization information

Type
R&D institution
Year established
1952
NACE keywords
D.35.30 - Steam and air conditioning supply
M.72.19 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
M.74.90 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Turnover (in EUR)
1-10M
Already engaged in transnational cooperation
Yes
Additional comments
A.V.Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the NAS of Belarus is the largest scientific institution in the republic dealing with the solution of fundamental and applied problems of heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, power engineering, heat engineering, chemical physics, physics of combustion and explosion, nanotechnology, as well as the creation of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies and equipment, apparatus and devices for power engineering and mechanical engineering, agro-industrial complex and construction industry, medicine, chemical, electronic, radio engineering, food industry, space industry.

The Institute carries out scientific, scientific-organizational, and scientific-production interaction with academic and industrial research institutes, universities, design bureaus, associations, and enterprises of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Latvia, China, USA, India, Germany, Poland , Czech Republic, Israel, Brazil, Italy, France, and other countries.
Languages spoken
English
Russian

Information about partnership

Type of partnership considered
Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Technical cooperation agreement
Type and role of partner sought
Consumers interested in purchasing aerodynamic devices to improve the cooling tower cooling capacity under a commercial agreements with technical assistance.

Partners interested in developing technology for improve the cooling tower cooling capacity under a technical cooperation agreement.
Type and size of partner sought
> 500
251-500
SME 51-250
SME 11-50
SME <= 10
R&D Institution
University
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