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Book Effect of Alternate Cooling Systems and Beneficial Use of Waste Heat on Power Plant Performance

Download or read book Effect of Alternate Cooling Systems and Beneficial Use of Waste Heat on Power Plant Performance written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The performance and cost of alternate closed-cycle cooling systems for steam--electric power plants are discussed. Included are cooling ponds, spray canals and mechanical- and natural-draft wet cooling towers. Besides equipment, operational and maintenance costs, loss of generating capacity is determined on a seasonal basis in order to determine life-cycle costs relative to once-through cooling. In addition, two beneficial uses of waste heat are similarly analyzed: once-through discharge of condenser coolant into a municipal water supply and interaction of a conventional cooling system with a wastewater treatment plant. Both typical nuclear- and fossil-fueled power plants are considered throughout. Meteorological and system parameters were taken for the Chicago area as an example. Plant heat rates, availability and unit costs were selected from the literature. A new unified analysis of closed-cycle-cooling system performance is developed in order to facilitate computation of loss of generating capacity. The order of cooling systems in terms of increasing cost is: once-through, pond, natural-draft wet tower, spray canal and mechanical-draft wet tower. Alternatively, once-through discharge into a municipal water supply would save 1 to 2% of power-plant fuel and 14 to 22% of residential water-heater energy. Or, the interactive wastewater plant would save 2 to 15% of treatment costs, favoring larger facilities.

Book Energy Research Abstracts

Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy Research Abstracts

Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Effect of Alternative Cooling Systems on Power Plant Performance

Download or read book Effect of Alternative Cooling Systems on Power Plant Performance written by Dilip K. Rao and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Feasibility of Alternative Means of Cooling for Thermal Power Plants Near Lake Michigan

Download or read book Feasibility of Alternative Means of Cooling for Thermal Power Plants Near Lake Michigan written by United States. Federal Water Quality Administration and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Beneficial Use of Waste Heat for Surface Irrigation  Technical Report TR 79 2

Download or read book Beneficial Use of Waste Heat for Surface Irrigation Technical Report TR 79 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The feasibility of utilizing once-through cooling water discharge from large steam-electric power plants for surface irrigation was investigated. Advantages for the power plant include reduced turbine back pressure with greater power output and thermal efficiency, as well as reduced cost and environmental impact, as compared with closed-cycle cooling systems. Crops could benefit from moderately elevated water temperatures of irrigation which tend to increase yield for certain species. As an example, a 2000 MW(e) fossil-fueled plant was analyzed. It was determined that about 178,000 acres would be required under typical optimal average spray-irrigation rates of 1.5 inches/week and the optimal field crop, corn. For this size system, water temperatures would be in near natural equilibrium at the average crop location. Thus no thermal advantage can be claimed for crop growth. Considering the irrigation system investment and return, the net cost of cooling in 1980 dollars was estimated as 4 mills/kWh as compared with 0.7 and 1.7 for wet and dry mechanical-draft towers, respectively. In the case of tomatoes, a net profit of 3 mills/kWh might be achieved assuming that the market could absorb the enormous yield, which is unlikely. During non-irrigation periods, a conventional cooling system, or the irrigation distribution system with a bypass return to the plant or the natural water body would have to be employed at additional cost. The prospects of using hot-water blowdown for more limited surface irrigation appears more practical and may be viable as a system zero-discharge alternative.

Book Miscellaneous Publication

Download or read book Miscellaneous Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Alternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia

Download or read book Alternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia written by Jay H. Lehr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive depository of all information relating to the scientific and technological aspects of Shale Gas and Alternative Energy Conveniently arranged by energy type including Shale Gas, Wind, Geothermal, Solar, and Hydropower Perfect first-stop reference for any scientist, engineer, or student looking for practical and applied energy information Emphasizes practical applications of existing technologies, from design and maintenance, to operating and troubleshooting of energy systems and equipment Features concise yet complete entries, making it easy for users to find the required information quickly, without the need to search through long articles

Book Comparative Risk cost benefit Study of Alternative Sources of Electrical Energy

Download or read book Comparative Risk cost benefit Study of Alternative Sources of Electrical Energy written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Office of Energy Systems Analysis and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Congressional Record

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  • Release : 1971
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  • Pages : 1218 pages

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Effects of Producing Electric Power

Download or read book Environmental Effects of Producing Electric Power written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 2816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Solar Energy and Nonfossil Fuel Research

Download or read book Solar Energy and Nonfossil Fuel Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This directory--the first annual compilation of agriculture-related solar energy research--is designed to provide the scientist, technician, and inventor; government and industry; and farmers and other interest laymen with an overview of the diverse and intense efforts being mounted by our society to find alternate energy sources.

Book Nuclear Science Abstracts

Download or read book Nuclear Science Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1975-08 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Solar Energy Update

Download or read book Solar Energy Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: