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

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

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1. How to Compile
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Make sure you have a Fortran compiler installed (like gfortran).
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 redirect the input.txt file into stdin:

  cooling_tower < input.txt

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3. Input File Details
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The input file 'input.txt' contains sequential parameters separated by
newlines. Here is the structure of the included 'input.txt':

  Line 1 (Inlet water temperature Twi [Â°C]
): 40
  Line 2 (Outlet water temperature Two [Â°C]
): 32
  Line 3 (Ambient wet bulb temperature Twb [Â°C]
): 27
  Line 4 (Water flow rate mw [kg/s]
): 10
  Line 5 (L/G (liquid-to-gas) ratio
): 1.5
  Line 6 (Fill height Hf [m]
): 2
  Line 7 (Fill pack type (1=Splash, 2=Film, 3=Trickle)
): 2
  Line 8 (Fan power consumption [kW]): 15

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