89-09: Modification of the Induce Draft Cooling Tower at Cross Generating Driveshafts

89-09: Modification of the Induce Draft Cooling Tower at Cross Generating DriveshaftsResearch Cottrell constructed the concrete induced draft cooling tower at Cross Generating Station in 1984. The initial performance test indicated a major tower deficiency. The subsequent performance tests I '85 '87 indicated a drastic degradation in performance. The tower was upgraded in April '88 during the scheduled plant outage of three weeks. The major modification included replacing the existing fill (approx. 180,000 cubic feet), nozzle

During the summer season

One tower has been in operation since 1976 and the other since 1980

The paper presents the whys and wherefores of composite materials applied to cooling tower driveshafts

the inclusion of chromates in blowdown was recognized as objectionable not only from an ecological standpoint

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The findings of this study constitute a major step forward for the cooling technologies industry

Reviewed December 2016

The reheat of the condensate requires energy which is redirected from generating capacity which is often ignored

and operational reliability for evaporative cooling equipment

During the past decade

The purpose of this paper is to discuss what is involved in changing the shade for the Cooling Tower applications and what pitfalls could occur with other pigmentations

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