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Title Power plant reject heat utilization: an assessment of the potential for wide-scale implementation
Creator/Author Olszewski, M.
Publication Date1977 Dec 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 5164559
Report Number(s)ORNL/TM-5841
DOE Contract NumberW-7405-ENG-26
Resource TypeTechnical Report
Research OrgOak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)
Subject320304 -- Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization ;200105 -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Heat Utilization; ;AGRICULTURE-- WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;AQUACULTURE-- WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT-- PERFORMANCE;THERMAL POWER PLANTS-- THERMAL EFFLUENTS;WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION-- ECONOMICS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS;COOLING TOWERS;GREENHOUSES;MARKET;WASTE HEAT
Related SubjectBUILDINGS;ENERGY;ENERGY SOURCES;EQUIPMENT;HEAT;MONOPOLIES;POWER PLANTS;WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION;WASTES
Description/Abstract An assessment of the relative economic and heat utilization merits of plant reject heat utilization systems was made in an effort to indicate those technologies that show the greatest potential for wide-scale implementation in the power generating industry.^The heat utilization systems were designed to accommodate the yearly cooling needs of a 1000-MW(e) power plant.^Thus, for the purposes of this study, it was assumed that these systems replaced the cooling tower as the primary condenser cooling water heat dissipation system.^Implementation potential and user incentive considerations were used in assessing the technologies.^Assessment of the implementation potential included economic, marketing, and power plant performance criteria.^The user incentive assessment essentially viewed the use of reject heat from the user`s perspective.^Heat costs and performance characteristics of the heat utilization system were the criteria used in this assessment.^The two analyses were combined in the overall assessment.^The overall assessment indicated that extensive pond aquaculture offered the greatest potential for wide-scale implementation.^This was followed by animal rearing, algal pond, greenhouse, intensive aquaculture and undersoil heating systems.^Based on this assessment, it is recommended that extensive pond aquaculture should receive top research priority.^Animal rearing, algal pond and greenhouse research should also be vigorously pursued.^It appears that intensive aquaculture can be investigated in certain locations but undersoil heating should not be pursued.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 51
AvailabilityDep. NTIS, PC A05/MF A01.
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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