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    The document discusses the results of an experiment studying the influence of air velocity on wet bulb approach and pressure drops through cooling tower packing. The experiment found that at lower air flow rates, there was a lower pressure drop across the packing and lower wet bulb temperatures, demonstrating better efficiency. For future experiments, the document recommends using a digital blower speed control for more precise air flow adjustment, taking safety precautions when manually adjusting the blower, and installing an auxiliary heater to improve heat transfer and experimental accuracy.

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    The document discusses the results of an experiment studying the influence of air velocity on wet bulb approach and pressure drops through cooling tower packing. The experiment found that at lower air flow rates, there was a lower pressure drop across the packing and lower wet bulb temperatures, demonstrating better efficiency. For future experiments, the document recommends using a digital blower speed control for more precise air flow adjustment, taking safety precautions when manually adjusting the blower, and installing an auxiliary heater to improve heat transfer and experimental accuracy.

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    The document discusses the results of an experiment studying the influence of air velocity on wet bulb approach and pressure drops through cooling tower packing. The experiment found that at lower air flow rates, there was a lower pressure drop across the packing and lower wet bulb temperatures, demonstrating better efficiency. For future experiments, the document recommends using a digital blower speed control for more precise air flow adjustment, taking safety precautions when manually adjusting the blower, and installing an auxiliary heater to improve heat transfer and experimental accuracy.

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    5.

    0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    In this cooling tower experiment, the main objective is to study the influence of air velocity on
    wet bulb approach and pressure drops through the packing. By applying the concept of the First Law
    of thermodynamics, energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be conserved. In other
    words, the energy that enter the system must exit the system by transforming to other forms of energy.
    Theoretically, as the air flow rate decreases, the pressure drop is also decreases due to lower contact of
    particles through the wall of the packing. It is proven in the experiment in Table A, as the lowest air
    flow rate (25%), gave the lowest pressure drop reading across the packing, which is only 9.0 Pa. The
    same pattern continued in Table B as the lowest air flow rate gave the lowest values in both wet bulb
    approach and nominal air velocity. By decreasing the air flowrate: the tendency of air to accept
    moisture is increases, as the ambient humidity is lower; the frequency of collision of air particles is
    also decreases resulting in lower pressure drop. Experimentally, the efficiency of the cooling tower is
    at its best when operating at lower air flow rate, as it offers a lower approach of wet bulb temperature
    thus producing the best condition for the removal of heat.

    Throughout the experiments, several alternatives can be taken into consideration for next
    encounter in order to increase both precision and accuracy of results obtained from the cooling tower.
    One of the several techniques is by using a digitalised blower speed of the cooling tower so that it is
    easier to be adjusted besides able to show exact values of amount of air flow through the cooling tower
    instead of adjusting it manually. Apart from that, keep a safe distance when adjusting the blower speed
    manually. This is because an operating fan poses a significant threat of injury by physical contact with
    the propeller, and must be treated with vigilance and care. Furthermore, install an auxiliary heater into
    the cooling tower plants to improve the direct contact of hot water and cool dry air for extracting heat
    waste heat before releasing it to the surrounding. By doing so, it will automatically increase the
    temperature difference between the return water from the water heater and the cool supply water thus
    increasing the percentage of accuracy in the experiment.

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