Advanced intake technology for cooling-water intakes: current status and future direction

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6395498

Sharma, R K; Fritz, E S; Murarka, I P

A synthesis of a meeting on research and developments related to cooling water intake structures and a critical analysis of the current status of the screening technology are presented. Among the conclusions and recommendations of this workshop were the following: there is a very definite shift towards fine mesh screening for the protection of larval forms; because of the biological variability and site related factors, a single screening technology cannot be expected to solve entrainment/impingement problems at all sites; variations are highly likely in the degree of success in safely screening organisms under laboratory conditions or in prototype and full scale testing, therefore tests conducted under field conditions should have more weight than lab tests in final decision making; selection of the intake design should be based on a comprehensive total system optimization including cost, plant reliability, importance of species to be screened, ecological impacts, demonstrated necessity for larval exclusion etc.; and tests should be standardized as much as possible in order to obtain comparable results at various sites. (LCL)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); National Power Plant Team, Ann Arbor, MI (USA); Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6395498
• Report Number(s): CONF-8104197-1; ON: DE83008652
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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