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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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc1189798 2023-05-15T17:33:31+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. 1979-07-01 28 pages Text https://doi.org/10.2172/6706855 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1189798/ English eng Brookhaven National Laboratory rep-no: BNL-51291 grantno: AC02-76CH00016 doi:10.2172/6706855 osti: 6706855 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1189798/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc1189798 Surface Waters Coolants Usa 200200* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management 20 Fossil-Fueled Power Plants Cooling Towers Environmental Quality Water Pollution 520200 -- Environment Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989) North Atlantic Region Environmental Effects Blowdown North America Water Quality 54 Environmental Sciences Thermal Power Plants Pollution Power Plants Report 1979 ftunivnotexas https://doi.org/10.2172/6706855 2021-01-30T23:08:09Z 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. Report North Atlantic University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library |
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Surface Waters Coolants Usa 200200* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management 20 Fossil-Fueled Power Plants Cooling Towers Environmental Quality Water Pollution 520200 -- Environment Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989) North Atlantic Region Environmental Effects Blowdown North America Water Quality 54 Environmental Sciences Thermal Power Plants Pollution Power Plants |
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Surface Waters Coolants Usa 200200* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management 20 Fossil-Fueled Power Plants Cooling Towers Environmental Quality Water Pollution 520200 -- Environment Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989) North Atlantic Region Environmental Effects Blowdown North America Water Quality 54 Environmental Sciences Thermal Power Plants Pollution Power Plants 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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Surface Waters Coolants Usa 200200* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management 20 Fossil-Fueled Power Plants Cooling Towers Environmental Quality Water Pollution 520200 -- Environment Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989) North Atlantic Region Environmental Effects Blowdown North America Water Quality 54 Environmental Sciences Thermal Power Plants Pollution Power Plants |
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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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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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