Usage of Water in Thermal Power Plants by Amruta Gulekar https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo https://youtu.be/1hC1DICz5Ew en-us 2021-02-02 14:31:36 UTC 2025-03-17 02:56:42 UTC hello@padlet.com The world demand for electricity and its production are increasing.This has resulted in increase of the amount of water consumed in the electricity production. The quantity of water consumption depends on the technology used for electricity production. Most of world electricity is produced by thermal power plants, which use considerable quantity of water, especially in their cooling systems. amrutagulekar12 https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153877523 2021-02-02 14:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153877523 amrutagulekar12 https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153887921 2021-02-02 14:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153887921 amrutagulekar12 https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153890523 2021-02-02 14:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153890523 amrutagulekar12 https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153907212 Hence, Power plants need to optimize the conservation, recycling and reuse practices to meet this target. This paper discusses a methodology to reduce evaporation from Cooling Tower. Reduction in evaporative loss from cooling has two advantages. First it will reduce the make up water required to compensate for the evaporative loss. When evaporation itself reduced, the blow down also reduces proportionally. A significant amount of water can be saved using this proposed methodology with little or no investment and provides quick result. A detailed study has been carried out to assess the acceptability & feasibility of using hot side blow down compared to cold side of CW system.]]> 2021-02-02 14:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153907212 amrutagulekar12 https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153925941 Among many uses of water, cooling tower, which consume more than 80% of input water. Cooling towers, works on evaporative cooling methodology require significant quantities of "make-up" water to compensate for losses associated with evaporation, drift and blowdown.  However, as water resources become scarcer, human consumption like drinking and irrigation uses have got high priority over industrial uses. In the recent past, the state governments have resorted to abnormal increase in water charges]]> 2021-02-02 14:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153925941 Hence, it is necessary to examine the total amount of water used per produced electricity and also to mention the water consumption in different stages of process during electricity production in the power plants. amrutagulekar12 https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153933169 2021-02-02 14:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1153933169 amrutagulekar12 https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1156981170 2021-02-03 05:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutagulekar12/amkjyagf27p1bgvo/wish/1156981170