Doubt regarding Temperature correction factor of cooling towers

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27 Nov 2012 11:01 #1024 by AlexAlatec
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Hello,
I'm calculating a CSP plant and it has a cooling tower that has not been defined yet. Anyhow, does the manufacturer supply the temperature correction factor? How can i calculate the 4 factors that SAM requires?
I have seen that there are some libraries that include these values, Where could i download more libraries for SAM?
Thank you very much
Alex

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03 Dec 2012 21:35 #1025 by Paul Gilman
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Hi Alex,

I am guessing that you are modeling a parabolic trough system with the Empirical Trough model. You may want to consider using the Physical Trough model which does not use the empirical coefficients you mention.

Best regards,
Paul.

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