Thermal Pollution Abatement Evaluation Model for Power Plant Siting.

摘要

A thermal pollution abatement model for power plant siting is formulated to evaluate the economic costs,resource requirements,and physical characteristics of a particular thermal pollution abatement technology at a given site type for a plant alternative. The model also provides a screening capability to determine which sites are feasible alternatives for development by the calculation of the resource requirements and a check of the applicable thermal standards,and determining whether the plant alternative could be built on the available site in compliance with the thermal standards. The thermal pollution evaluation model analyzes the abatement technologies of surface discharge,diffuser,cooling pond,spray canal,and wet mechanical draft cooling towers. The typical site types evaluated are a river,small lake,great lake,coastal,estuary,offshore ocean,and water poor site. (Modified author abstract)