Encyclopedia of Energy: Ec-GeElsevier, 2004 - Power (Mechanics) |
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Page 171
... Cooling can be either direct or indirect . In the direct approach , cooling water enters a once - through system with heat exchangers that condense turbine exhaust steam to make return feedwater . All the waste heat goes into the water ...
... Cooling can be either direct or indirect . In the direct approach , cooling water enters a once - through system with heat exchangers that condense turbine exhaust steam to make return feedwater . All the waste heat goes into the water ...
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... cooling system only for periodic maintenance and cleaning ( ~ 200,000 gallons / day ) . closed - cycle cooling The process by which cooling water cycles through a generating facility , absorbs heat from steam passing through a condenser ...
... cooling system only for periodic maintenance and cleaning ( ~ 200,000 gallons / day ) . closed - cycle cooling The process by which cooling water cycles through a generating facility , absorbs heat from steam passing through a condenser ...
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... cooling water is assumed to have already been killed by the plant's cooling system . When the goal of an impact assessment is to quantify the specific sources of mortality to entrained organisms , also known as the entrainment mortality ...
... cooling water is assumed to have already been killed by the plant's cooling system . When the goal of an impact assessment is to quantify the specific sources of mortality to entrained organisms , also known as the entrainment mortality ...
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