Today's power plant operators face increasing pressure to lower fuel consumption and maximize total megawatts delivered to the grid, while continuing to meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations. One of the most undervalued and misunderstood components in modem generating stations is the cooling tower and related systems. While basic steam turbine theory teaches that steam turbine efficiency improves with lower backpressure, few plants have truly taken an aggressive approach to maintaining minimum condenser pressure throughout the year. Those plants that apply today's sophisticated analysis and modeling tools can reap huge rewards in the form of increased generation, reduced fuel costs and reduced emissions.
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