Power Industry Webinar Production & Promotion

Overcoming Water Utilization Challenges with Dry Cooling Solutions

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Topics presented in the webinar will include:

  • Direct and indirect cooling systems

  • Traditional and new air-cooled condensers

  • Applications in combined cycle, biomass/waste-to-energy/cogen, coal, LNG and concentrated solar power generation

Dry cooled systems come with significant cost savings for the plant operators. Not only is air a “free” cooling medium compared to water which has specific costs, but operating costs are significantly reduced compared to wet cooling systems, as biocides and other water treatment chemicals are not needed. Additionally maintenance costs for cleaning are just 25% of the costs associated with wet cooling systems.

Below are some of the questions discussed during the webinar:

  • What is the minimum back pressure achievable with Modulair?

  • In which cases is the ModuleAirmore more appropriate than the traditional A-frame ACC?

  • What are the access points for the maintenance of motors and gearboxes and for the cleaning of the finned tube bundles?

  • Why is W-Style ACC less sensitive to wind compared to a traditional A-frame ACC?

  • Has dry cooling technology been used in geothermal power plants?

  • Has this technology been used in power plants with a capacity of over 50 MW?

  • Can this system be applied to a power plant that already has a Heller Type cooling tower? Can they be used simultaneously?

  • Could it be possible to convert the new W-module design to an A-frame ACC to increase efficiency?

  • How often do we need a CPP-Codensate Polishing Plant if we use this type of cooling system? More or less frequently than with indirect cooling?

  • Since some countries have no issues with water, what benefit does this bring, or what gap does this solution fill in geothermal plants?