Power Plant Intake Entrainment Analysis
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 126, Issue 1
Abstract
Power plant condenser cooling water intake entrainment of fish eggs and larvae is becoming an issue in evaluating environmental impacts around the plants. Methods are required to evaluate intake entrainment on different types of water bodies. Presented in this paper is a derivation of the basic relationships for evaluating entrainment from the standing crop of fish eggs and larvae for different regions of a water body, and evaluating the rate of entrainment from the standing crop. These relationships are coupled with a 3D hydrodynamic and transport model that provides the currents and flows required to complete the entrainment evaluation. Case examples are presented for a simple river system, and for the more complex Delaware River Estuary with multiple intakes. Example evaluations are made for individual intakes, and for the cumulative impacts of multiple intakes.
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Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 126 • Issue 1 • April 2000
Pages: 1 - 14
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Received: May 18, 1998
Published online: Apr 1, 2000
Published in print: Apr 2000
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