RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 476-482.

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Numerical simulation study on salt deposition in huge salt water cooling towers

YANG Jie1, LI Lujun2, LIANG Ziqi1, SONG Xiaojun2   

  1. 1. China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd., Guangdong Shenzhen 518100;
    2. China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038
  • Received:2023-03-27 Online:2024-09-20 Published:2024-11-05

Abstract: A three-dimensional numerical simulation model for salt water cooling tower was established to study the characteristics of drifts and salt deposition in nuclear power project. In the model, site meteorological data, design parameters of cooling tower, general layout and environmental characteristics are considered. The results show that when the natural wind direction is parallel to the tower row, two hot air streams are superimposed on each other as one, which is beneficial to reducing the influence of drifts and salt deposition in the environment. The drifts with particle size greater than 550 μm can not escape from the outlet of cooling towers. For normal operation of 2 nuclear power units at the same site, the salt deposition will not cause damage to plants.

Key words: drifts, salt deposition, salt water cooling tower, natural wind, numerical simulation

CLC Number: 

  • X822.7