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Drag Force Coefficient for Various Shapes of Cooling Tower Subjected to Wind Load

S. Krishna Kumar1 , S. Pravin Kumar2

  1. Department of Structural Engineering, PRIST University, Thanjavur, India.
  2. Department of Structural Engineering, PRIST University, Thanjavur, India.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal Paper
Volume-6 , Issue-5 , Page no. 178-182, May-2018

CrossRef-DOI:   https://doi.org/10.26438/ijcse/v6i5.178182

Online published on May 31, 2018

Copyright © S. Krishna Kumar, S. Pravin Kumar . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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IEEE Style Citation: S. Krishna Kumar, S. Pravin Kumar, “Drag Force Coefficient for Various Shapes of Cooling Tower Subjected to Wind Load,” International Journal of Computer Sciences and Engineering, Vol.6, Issue.5, pp.178-182, 2018.

MLA Style Citation: S. Krishna Kumar, S. Pravin Kumar "Drag Force Coefficient for Various Shapes of Cooling Tower Subjected to Wind Load." International Journal of Computer Sciences and Engineering 6.5 (2018): 178-182.

APA Style Citation: S. Krishna Kumar, S. Pravin Kumar, (2018). Drag Force Coefficient for Various Shapes of Cooling Tower Subjected to Wind Load. International Journal of Computer Sciences and Engineering, 6(5), 178-182.

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@article{Kumar_2018,
author = {S. Krishna Kumar, S. Pravin Kumar},
title = {Drag Force Coefficient for Various Shapes of Cooling Tower Subjected to Wind Load},
journal = {International Journal of Computer Sciences and Engineering},
issue_date = {5 2018},
volume = {6},
Issue = {5},
month = {5},
year = {2018},
issn = {2347-2693},
pages = {178-182},
url = {https://www.ijcseonline.org/full_paper_view.php?paper_id=1959},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.26438/ijcse/v6i5.178182}
publisher = {IJCSE, Indore, INDIA},
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Abstract

Hyperbolic cooling tower is a tall structure with thin shells subjected to dead load, wind load and ground motion. In absence of ground motion, wind becomes the major factor. In this study three models with different profiles were modelled using Catia and analyzed in Ansys to find drag force and drag coefficient. The results of the models were compared with conventional hyperbolic profile cooling tower. It was found that CT – 2 (Part of the structure has hyperbolic profile and other part is parallel to the vertical axis) has less effect due to wind. The Drag Coefficient of CT – 3 is least when compared to other models but projected area is high, which leads to increase in drag force. The drag force of CT – 2 is 83.2% of conventional cooling tower. Therefore CT – 2 profile is recommended when compared to other profiles.

Key-Words / Index Term

Hyperbolic Cooling Tower, Static Pressure, Drag Force

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