Regional Issue Identification and Assessment Program (RIIA). Issue Paper 4. A methodology for analyzing the water quality impacts of cooling-tower blowdown
In a manner similar to that of a boiling teapot, the concentration of substances discharged by a power plant cooling tower (i.e., blowdown) may increase above permissable levels, despite the fact that no additions be made to intake waters. This phenomenon is captured in the design concept referred t...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:6706855 2023-07-30T04:05:26+02:00 Regional Issue Identification and Assessment Program (RIIA). Issue Paper 4. A methodology for analyzing the water quality impacts of cooling-tower blowdown Kaplan, E. 2014-02-03 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6706855 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6706855 https://doi.org/10.2172/6706855 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6706855 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6706855 https://doi.org/10.2172/6706855 doi:10.2172/6706855 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES BLOWDOWN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS COOLING TOWERS SURFACE WATERS WATER POLLUTION WATER QUALITY THERMAL POWER PLANTS COOLANTS NORTH ATLANTIC REGION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NORTH AMERICA POLLUTION POWER PLANTS USA 2014 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/6706855 2023-07-11T10:50:56Z In a manner similar to that of a boiling teapot, the concentration of substances discharged by a power plant cooling tower (i.e., blowdown) may increase above permissable levels, despite the fact that no additions be made to intake waters. This phenomenon is captured in the design concept referred to as the cooling tower concentration factor, and raises several interesting legal questions. An approximation is presented for the water quality in cooling tower blowdown based upon the concentration factor and a mixing zone comprised of some fraction of the total river flow. The method avoids problems associated with the use of average loading rates. Several examples are given based upon existing and proposed power plant sites. Regulatory ramifications of the concentration phenomenon are discussed in terms of energy facility siting options. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES BLOWDOWN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS COOLING TOWERS SURFACE WATERS WATER POLLUTION WATER QUALITY THERMAL POWER PLANTS COOLANTS NORTH ATLANTIC REGION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NORTH AMERICA POLLUTION POWER PLANTS USA Kaplan, E. Regional Issue Identification and Assessment Program (RIIA). Issue Paper 4. A methodology for analyzing the water quality impacts of cooling-tower blowdown |
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In a manner similar to that of a boiling teapot, the concentration of substances discharged by a power plant cooling tower (i.e., blowdown) may increase above permissable levels, despite the fact that no additions be made to intake waters. This phenomenon is captured in the design concept referred to as the cooling tower concentration factor, and raises several interesting legal questions. An approximation is presented for the water quality in cooling tower blowdown based upon the concentration factor and a mixing zone comprised of some fraction of the total river flow. The method avoids problems associated with the use of average loading rates. Several examples are given based upon existing and proposed power plant sites. Regulatory ramifications of the concentration phenomenon are discussed in terms of energy facility siting options. |
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Regional Issue Identification and Assessment Program (RIIA). Issue Paper 4. A methodology for analyzing the water quality impacts of cooling-tower blowdown |
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Regional Issue Identification and Assessment Program (RIIA). Issue Paper 4. A methodology for analyzing the water quality impacts of cooling-tower blowdown |
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Regional Issue Identification and Assessment Program (RIIA). Issue Paper 4. A methodology for analyzing the water quality impacts of cooling-tower blowdown |
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