The search for optimum condenser cooling water flow rate in a thermal power plant

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 4083-4090

  Anozie, A N ^a   Odejobi, O J ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cooling water flowrate; Cycle efficiency; Heat exchanger network; Heat recovery; Heat transfer area; Thermal power plant

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CAPITAL COSTS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COOLING WATER FLOW RATES; CYCLE EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; FUEL SAVINGS; HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK; HEAT REJECTION; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; HIGH PRESSURE; LOW PRESSURES; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MICROSOFT EXCEL; PAYBACK PERIODS; PLANT MODIFICATION; THERMAL POWER PLANT; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

AIR EJECTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING; COOLING WATER; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; FUEL ECONOMY; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRAULICS; INVESTMENTS; MACROS; POWER PLANTS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WASTE HEAT; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 80052923934     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.08.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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