Efficient Applications of Cooling Towers in Industry and Technological Innovations
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J1: Heat and Mass Transfer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced cooling tower technology; solar energy utilization technology; intelligent heat-power cogeneration technology; solar thermal and photovoltaic hybrid power generation technology
Interests: refrigeration (heat pump) for air-conditioning; energy saving and control technologies of built environment; innovation of cryogenic refrigeration; technologies of food preservation and energy saving
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Dear Colleagues,
A cooling tower is the core piece of equipment of the industrial heat-exchange system, which disperses the waste heat generated in the industrial or refrigeration process into the atmosphere through water evaporation (evaporative heat dissipation) or air convection (sensible heat dissipation). The design, operation, and utilization of cooling towers encompass multiple disciplines, including fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, multi-phase flow science, and control engineering. Cooling towers have been widely used in power generation, petrochemicals, HVAC, and other fields, and confront challenges related to energy efficiency, environmental protection, and operational stability. Current research and technological advancements focus on energy efficiency improvement, water saving and environmental protection, novel material application, intelligent management, and so on. Through technological innovations, the cooling tower is evolving from traditional high energy consumption equipment to comprehensive, efficient, green, and intelligent equipment. With features changing from passive heat dissipation to active energy saving and from single function operation to multi-function integration, the advanced cooling towers will significantly contribute to the sustainable development of industry.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, design, modeling, optimization, application, and control of all types of industrial cooling towers.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
Energy efficiency optimization and low carbon technology, including high-efficiency heat and mass transfer design, new filler structures and structure optimization, aerodynamic optimization, heat transfer enhancement, high-efficiency air-cooled radiators, optimal radiator arrangement, waste heat recovery, carbon capture integration, and intelligent control.
Water conservation and environmental protection technology, including dry cooling towers, hybrid (dry/wet) cooling towers, environmentally friendly water treatment, zero discharge of wastewater, and drifting water suppression.
Dr. Huan Ma
Dr. Yijian He
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cooling tower
- efficient cooling technology
- heat transfer
- modeling
- optimization
- energy conservation
- water saving
- system integration
- performance evaluation
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