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CLOSED-CYCLE COOLING SYSTEMS FOR STEAM-ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS: A STATE-OF-THE-ART MANUAL
Citation:
Senges, D., H. Alsentzer, G. Englesson, M. Hu, AND C. Murawczyk. CLOSED-CYCLE COOLING SYSTEMS FOR STEAM-ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS: A STATE-OF-THE-ART MANUAL. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/7-79/001.
Description:
The report, in a practical manual format, gives results of a technical review of the state-of-the-art of thermal pollution control and treatment of cooling water in the steam-electric power generation industry. It assesses current, near horizon, and future technologies utilized or anticipated to be used with closed-cycle cooling systems. It is organized for ease of reference: the design and operation of closed-cycle cooling systems, their capital and operating costs, methods of evaluation and comparison, water treatment, environmental assessment of water and non-water impacts, permits required to build and operate these cooling systems, and benefit-cost analyses. It provides sufficient information to allow an understanding of the major parameters which are important to the design, licensing, and operation of closed-cycle cooling systems. It was prepared for engineers, technical managers, and federal and state regulatory agency staffs who must evaluate and render judgments on the application and use of these systems.