PH adjustment of power plant cooling water with flue gas/fly ash
Patent
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OSTI ID:1221379
A system including a vessel including a heat source and a flue; a turbine; a condenser; a fluid conduit circuit disposed between the vessel, the turbine and the condenser; and a diverter coupled to the flue to direct a portion of an exhaust from the flue to contact with a cooling medium for the condenser water. A method including diverting a portion of exhaust from a flue of a vessel; modifying the pH of a cooling medium for a condenser with the portion of exhaust; and condensing heated fluid from the vessel with the pH modified cooling medium.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000;
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,140,145
- Application Number:
- 13/207,830
- OSTI ID:
- 1221379
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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