Closed loop system lowers service water temperature
- Gulf States Utilities Co., Beaumont, TX (United States). Chemical Engineering Dept.
This article describes, Gulf States Utilities completed conversion of the service water system at River Bend station to a treated demineralized water closed loop system. The modification to this 63,000-gpm system required separating service water from the larger circulating water cooling system that cools the main condenser. New service water pumps were installed along with eight parallel plate and frame heat exchangers. The heat exchangers transfer heat from the service water system to a new service water cooling system. The cooling system is composed of a 63,000-gpm five-cell mechanical draft cooling tower, three cooling tower pumps, and eight automatic pressure flush strainers. Motor-operated valves, piping, and controls are also provided that allow automatic operation. This includes heat exchanger backflushing, strainer flushing, and tower fan operation to control temperature.
- OSTI ID:
- 5456955
- Journal Information:
- Power Engineering; (United States), Vol. 97:10; ISSN 0032-5961
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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