Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for Optimization of Operating Parameters and Performance Evaluation of Cooling Tower Cold Water Temperature
The performance of a cooling tower was analyzed with various operating parameters to find the minimum cold water temperature. In this study, optimization of operating parameters was investigated. An experimental design was carried out based on central composite design (CCD) with response surface methodology (RSM). This paper presents optimum operating parameters and the minimum cold water temperature using the RSM method. The RSM was used to evaluate the effects of operating variables and their interaction towards the attainment of their optimum conditions. Based on the analysis, air flow, hot water temperature and packing height were high significant effect on cold water temperature. The optimum operating parameters were predicted using the RSM method and confirmed through experiment.
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