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  ThermoFluidCalc — Standalone Fortran Execution Guide
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Calculator : Cooling Tower Design (Merkel Method)
Category   : Exchangers

Files Included:
  - cooling_tower.f90 (Fortran 90/2008 Source Code)
  - input.txt (Pre-configured Sample Input)

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1. How to Compile
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Make sure you have GNU Fortran (gfortran) or Intel Fortran (ifort) installed.
Run the following compilation command in your terminal:

  gfortran -O3 cooling_tower.f90 -o cooling_tower

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2. How to Execute
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Run the compiled binary and pipe the input.txt file into stdin:

  cooling_tower < input.txt

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3. Input Parameter Sequence
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Inlet water temperature Twi [Â°C]
Outlet water temperature Two [Â°C]
Ambient wet bulb temperature Twb [Â°C]
Water flow rate mw [kg/s]
L/G (liquid-to-gas) ratio
Fill height Hf [m]
Fill pack type (1=Splash, 2=Film, 3=Trickle)
Fan power consumption [kW]

Website : https://thermofluidcalc.com
