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Cooling towers on power stations - why?

Stephen Biddle
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?


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Stephen
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    Stephen Biddle:

    It's a shame their good intentions get undermined by misguided publicity, which is easily exploited by climate change deniers.


    Stephen




    What would Richard Feynman have thought about the term 'climate change deniers'?


    “Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman


    “I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman



    “We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman



    “If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman



    “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.”

    ― Richard Feynman



    “For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman

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    Stephen Biddle:

    It's a shame their good intentions get undermined by misguided publicity, which is easily exploited by climate change deniers.


    Stephen




    What would Richard Feynman have thought about the term 'climate change deniers'?


    “Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman


    “I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman



    “We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman



    “If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman



    “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.”

    ― Richard Feynman



    “For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

    ― Richard P. Feynman

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