Steady-state operation dataset of an experimental Wet Cooling Tower pilot plant located at Plataforma Solar de Almería

Repository that contains experimental data obtained from a Wet Cooling Tower (WCT) plant located at Plataforma Solar de Almería.

For the article "Wet cooling tower performance prediction in CSP plants: A comparison between artificial neural networks and Poppe’s model", three experimental campaigns were used, quoting from the article:

A total of 132 steady-state experimental points have been obtained thanks to the thorough experimentation conducted. These data cover a large variety of ambient conditions (different seasons, days and nights) and thermal loads (from 27 kW to 207 kW).  

See README.md for a more detailed description and instructions on how to use the data.

License

CC BY 4.0. Attribution 4.0 International

If the data is used as part of a scientific publication, please cite the source publication:

Serrano, Juan Miguel, Pedro Navarro, Javier Ruiz, Patricia Palenzuela, Manuel Lucas, and Lidia Roca. “Wet Cooling Tower Performance Prediction in CSP Plants: A Comparison between Artificial Neural Networks and Poppe’s Model.” Energy 303 (September 15, 2024): 131844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.131844.