Waste heat management in the electric power industry : issues of energy conservation and station operation under environmental constraints

Abstract

Over the past three years, the Energy Laboratory, in cooperation with the R.M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics at M.I.T. has been under contract with DOE/ECT to study various water and waste heat management issues associated with the choice of cooling systems for large steam-electric power plants. The purpose of this report is to summarize the major findings to-date of this study. In addition, an introduction or background section proceeds the summary so that the results can be better integrated into the larger picture of water and waste heat management.