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Cooling Towers

     In a power plant large amount of heat is rejected  which is a byproduct. This heat can not ignored & it is rejected from the primary system (CW system)  to a secondary system (atmosphere).      Physically atmosphere is treated as a heat sink in which heat is dumped  with the help of air or water. Cooling system are three distinct types:- Once-through cooling :- Waste heat is transfer  with the help of cooling water which is receive & discharge to a rivers or lakes sea.   Evaporative cooling:- Waste heat is dissipated to the atmosphere by evaporation of a small portion of the cooling water. it require cooling towers. Dry cooling:- Heat is dissipated directly to the atmosphere. it require air cooled heat exchangers.      In once through cooling system water is taken from natural resources & after cooling process hot water is dumped in to the again in natural resources so there is a thermal effect on the natural water resources.      So once through cooling is then rep