Wet-Dry Technology to Abate the Visible Plume From An Existing Cooling Tower

摘要

In 2015, Alliant Energy (owner) undertook a test project to reduce the visible plume and its associated negative consequences in one cell, cell #4, of a 10 cell cooling tower at a combined cycle power plant located in Wisconsin. Not only was the plume severely reducing visibility at an adjacent Operations Center, causing yard operations to be suspended at times for safety, buticing also occurred on the parking lot and walkways, causing safety concerns. Additionally, plume would reduce visibility on a well-traveled country road north of the facility, and on heavy fog days, the plume would drift over the neighborhood located to the north-east of the plant, causing ice to form on resident's driveways and walkways.