18-02: Efficient Water Use to Boost the Air-Cooled Condenser PerformanceDuring hot ambient conditions, it is often desirable to boost the performance of an ACC (Air Cooled Condenser) to avoid a steam turbine trip under full load conditions. A Simple way to accomplish this is to spray water into the ACC air inlet (evaporative cooling). But this approach has many drawbacks and does not work under certain operating conditions. A more efficient way is to use the water in a small wet section add on. The water consumption and

condensers and cooling tower will be evaluated and presented in the paper

The CTI book covers plots of counterflow KaV/L vs L/G for a wide range of wet bulb temperatures

The Pitot tube has been the mainstay of flow measurement in cooling towers for decades

is the Clean Water Act

The simplified awl penetration test commonly used by contractors during inspections of wood cooling towers would be more reliable if penetration data were correlated to mechanical properties

This paper addresses these questions and describes recommended test methods for evaluating scale inhibitor performance based upon induction time extension

closed-circuit cooling tower has been recently constructed

In a typical cooling loop

it will show how the various switches meet or do not meet the new CTI Vibration Standard

In conclusion

The magnitude of sound reduction for each technology will be illustrated

It describes the operating experience of the Hugo Power Plant’s sprinkler system