title: Improving the performance of power plant cooling ponds.
abstract: A study was conducted on the effectiveness of using vertical baffles to improve the thermal performance of power plant cooling ponds. A small scale physical model of a rectangular cooling pond was used. A base case was established using traditional horizontal baffles to create a serpentine flow pattern through the pond. The horizontal baffles were then replaced by a series of underflow weirs that spanned the pond. An improvement in cooling of over 30% was realized.
authors.affiliation: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Manhattan College, NY 10471, USA. scott.lowe@manhattan.edu
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000379:methods*; D004738:Engineering; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006358:Hot Temperature; D011210:Power Plants / Q000592:standards*