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What is the purpose of cooling towers in a power plant?
What is the purpose of cooling towers in a power plant?
- To transfer heat and reduce the temperature of cooling water (correct)
- To store heat for later use
- To generate heat for processes
- To cool the atmosphere
What component of a cooling tower is responsible for air movement?
What component of a cooling tower is responsible for air movement?
- Drift eliminators
- Inlet water distributing box
- Packing, fill, or baffles
- Inlet air louvres (correct)
What does the removal of latent heat in a cooling tower result from?
What does the removal of latent heat in a cooling tower result from?
- Heating the air passing through the tower
- The difference between inlet water temperature and inlet air wet bulb temperature
- The relative velocity of air and water during contact
- Evaporation of a certain percentage of water (correct)
What does the rate of heat transfer in a cooling tower depend on?
What does the rate of heat transfer in a cooling tower depend on?
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Why do cooling towers reduce the plant’s reliance on potable water sources or natural bodies of water?
Why do cooling towers reduce the plant’s reliance on potable water sources or natural bodies of water?
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