Thermal Discharge Analysis

Predicting and mitigating the impacts of heated discharges to, and cooling water intakes from lakes, reservoirs, rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters are essential for optimal power plant design, and for the NPDES and 316(a)/(b) permitting process. The impact issues stem from two considerations:

• Environmental questions arising from concern for ecological and societal impacts
• Engineering questions concerning the design aspects of the power plant

We use state-of-the-art near- and far-field 2D and 3D hydrodynamic models provide reliable means to determine heat transport mechanisms (currents and mixing zones) to understand and predict the role of heated discharges and cooling water intakes.

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