03-20: Power Plant Restores Cooling System Performance With Bio-detergent Driveshafts

03-20: Power Plant Restores Cooling System Performance With Bio-detergent DriveshaftsCooling tower performance deteriorates continuously over time, but only manifests itself as a problem during adverse ambient conditions. For a power plant this can have severe economic consequences as peak power demand coincides with the very ambient conditions that can limit cooling capacity and power output. This work documents the results achieved in a successful bio detergent application at a 26 MW power plant.

and then followed by a discussion of vibration monitoring requirements for cooling tower applications

Adiabatic systems attached to a dry fluid cooler after purchase and supplied by anyone other than the original equipment manufacturer

a data bank of the pressure drop characteristics of tower components

actual results for the return water temperature will be compared

A "bonus" value proposition

is fairly new in this country

Cooling towers are fundamental equipment in the industry to remove process heat and cool the working fluid

These cooling towers will cover a wide range of locations (AZ

Operation of cooling water systems requires that availability of system components be optimized

and detailed water chemistry

February 1985

Over the past decade