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Dec 1971
Water Consumption Study for Navajo Plant
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As suitable sites for very large steam-electric generating plants along natural waterways become scarcer, the use of cooling towers for purposes of cooling plant waste heat will increase. Water quantities available for withdrawal and consumption will also become limited, especially as electric production increases and the number of plants and their sizes increase. At the Navajo plant site near Page, AZ, the water source is Lake Powell, which is more than adequate for the proposed generating station. However, there is a limitation on the amount of water that can be obtained. This paper analyzes these problems, presents an analytical heat heat-and-mass balance method for accurately determining the evaporative losses for cooling towers, reviews the influential effects of plant site atmospheric conditions on cooling tower evaporative losses, and presents other factors affecting water consumption, such as type of plant (nuclear or fossil), unit size, steam conditions, and plant loading characteristics.
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Journal of the Power Division
Volume 97 • Issue 4 • December 1971
Pages: 749 - 766
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© 1971 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Dec 1971
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Paul Leung
Principal Engr., Vernon Div., Bechtel Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.
Raymond E. Moore
Chf. Mechanical Engr., Vernon Div., Bechtel Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.
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