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Cooling towers on power stations - why?

Hi All


I was working on a power station in Oman last month and it was gas fired with condensing steam turbines - no evaporation.  This week I'm working on a coal fired one in Poland, which has cooling towers and evaporation.  Is it something to do with the gas or just that they have no water in Oman?


Thanks


Stephen
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  • Cooling Towers are there to condense as much of the steam as possible to water for recycling in the power station, typically 70-75%.  The steam you see is the 25% that gets away.


    Sorry if that spoils anything for you Howard.....!
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  • Cooling Towers are there to condense as much of the steam as possible to water for recycling in the power station, typically 70-75%.  The steam you see is the 25% that gets away.


    Sorry if that spoils anything for you Howard.....!
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