Published 1975 | Version v1
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Environmental aspects of cooling tower operation

Creators

  • 1. Union Carbide Corp., Oak Ridge, TN

Description

Environmental effects of mechanical draft cooling tower operations associated with gaseous diffusion plants are discussed. Four studies at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant towers which dissipate a heat load equivalent of 100 megawatts electrical are summarized. Total drift, air concentration, and deposition patterns are determined. Transfer of drift to the environment is studied. Measured field data is compared with a theoretical model for cooling tower drift. Chromium and zinc content of cooling tower drift and the associated environment including plants, soil, and air is determined

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the third environmental protection conference
Imprint Pagination
p. 418-441.
Report number
ERDA--92(Vol.1)

Conference

Title
3. ERDA environmental protection conference.
Dates
23 Sep 1975.
Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
7272829
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS; CHROMIUM; COOLING TOWERS; ENVIRONMENT; GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS; ORGDP; PLANTS; SOILS; THERMAL POLLUTION; ZINC
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POLLUTION; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTES