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Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

2015

Electricity Generation Technology

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Water Withdrawal And Consumption Reduction Analysis For Electrical Energy Generation System, Narjes Nouri Dec 2015

Water Withdrawal And Consumption Reduction Analysis For Electrical Energy Generation System, Narjes Nouri

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There is an increasing concern over shrinking water resources. Water use in the energy sector primarily occurs in electricity generation. Anticipating scarcer supplies, the value of water is undoubtedly on the rise and design, implementation, and utilization of water saving mechanisms in energy generation systems are becoming inevitable. Most power plants generate power by boiling water to produce steam to spin electricity-generating turbines. Large quantities of water are often used to cool the steam in these plants. As a consequence, most fossil-based power plants in addition to consuming water, impact the water resources by raising the temperature of water withdrawn …