Cooling water. Power plants.

Cooling water. Power plants. One of the most common systems for cooling the steam cycle in power plants is using a surface chiller with water as the cooling fluid.
In this type of equipment the cooling water can be direct flow, open or closed.
Direct flow systems are limited by the availability of the water source with capacity and stability for the system, the treatment to be applied, and the temperature increase allowed for the water on site. It has the advantages that a cooling tower or water treatment is not required.
In the case of the use of evaporative towers and closed systems, both are limited by air temperature. The advantage of closed ones is that they have no water loss and the treatment is minimal, with the disadvantage that they have a high power consumption.