Dry and wet-peaking tower cooling systems for power plant application
- Hudson Products Corp., Houston, TX
A new concept of power plant heat-sink system is presented which employs the combination of a conventional wet-tower and a conventional dry-tower. The purpose of this cooling system is to reduce wet cooling-tower makeup-water requirements in water-short areas. The dry tower operates all year around while the wet-peaking tower is used only above certain ambient dry-bulb temperatures. The two cooling circuits serve separate sections of a conventional, surface-type, steam condenser. Thermal performance analysis is presented for various combinations of cooling systems ranging from 100% wet to 100% dry. Annual makeup-water requirements are calculated for various sizes of towers located in 18 selected cities of the U.S.A. ranging from north to south and east to west.
- OSTI ID:
- 5227673
- Journal Information:
- Combustion; (United States), Journal Name: Combustion; (United States) Vol. 48:11; ISSN COMBA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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200101* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Cooling & Heat Transfer Equipment & Systems
CONDENSERS
COOLING SYSTEMS
COOLING TOWERS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OPERATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WATER