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CLOSED REC SYSTEM

CW OUT

HEAT COOLERS
PUMPS
EXCH

CW IN

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CW SYSTEM - MAKEUP

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM

- EVAPORATION LOSS E – 0.9% FOR 10 F COOLING RANGE

- DRIFT LOSS – D – 0.005 %
- BLOW DOWN B
- COC = E + B + D
B+D
GOVERNED BY
- MAKE UP WATER QUALITY
- SCALING INDEX CALCULATION
- UTILISATION AND/OR DISPOSAL
- TREATMENT
- MAKE UP WATER = E + B + D

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 CW System: Once through Vs Recirculation System
Recir System
Once Through
SL.NO Particulars NDCT IDCT
- Rs. Crores
- Rs. Cr - Rs. Cr

A CAPITAL COST

1 Sea water intake and 500.00 NA NA

discharge system
2 Cooling towers NA 580.00 390.00
3 CT makeup water PH NA 30.00 30.00
4 CW makeup & blow down NA 50.00 50.00
piping
5 CW pump house 72.00 30.00 30.00
6 TW Screen and Debris filter 18.00 2.00 2.00
7 Elec system

(a) CT NA NIL 17.00

(b) Makeup water pump NA 6.00 6.00

House

8 C W pumps BASE 30.00 7.00

9 CW piping BASE 30.00 7.00
10 Total 590.00 828.00 632.00
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B OPERATING COST

1 TG heat Rate Base 157.00 157.00

2 C W pump power Base 145.00 45.00
3 Makeup water pump NA 42.00 42.00
power
4 C.T. fan power NA NA 262.00
5 C.T O & M NA 52.00 88.00
6 Maintenance dredging 220.00 25.00 25.00

Total 220.00 421.00 619.00

C TOTAL EVALUATED COST 810.00 1249.00 1251.00

D DIFFERENTIAL BASE (+)439.00 (+)441.00

EVALUATED COST
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TROMBAY U#9 – CW SYSTEM COMPARISON BETWEEN WET & DRY COOLING SYSTEM

Sl.no. Item Wet cooling Dry cooling Dry cooling

Air Cooled
1 Type of condenser Surface Surface condenser

2 Design Parameters
a) Atmospheric WBT 27 deg C NA NA
b) Atmospheric DBT NA 36 deg C 36 deg C
c) Cold water temperature 32 deg C 50 deg C NA
d) Hot water temperature 42 deg C 60 deg C NA
e) Condensate temperature 46 deg C 64 deg C 54 deg C

3 Space required for cooling tower 100m x 35m 250m x 60m 225m x 40m

4 CW pumps
a) Type Vertical wet pit Horizontal centrifugal NA
b) Liquid handled Sea water Fresh water NA

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