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5. Conclusion
5.1 Performance and optimization
The last century saw the greatest development of atmospheric refrigerants. Over the last 50 years, this technology has evolved from cooling tanks to towers with natural draft and then induced mechanical draft. Priority was given to increasing the exchange surface area, and then to the combined use of sensible and latent heat exchange by water evaporation, in order to be able to evacuate ever greater quantities of heat.
Among the most recent applications for high-power atmospheric coolants are the cooling towers used to cool nuclear power plant reactors. These structures, characterized by their hyperboloid concrete chimney over 160 m high, are capable of evacuating thermal power of up to 2,600 MW.
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Conclusion
Bibliography
- (1) - CAUDRON (L.) - Les réfrigérants atmosphériques industriels. - Collection de la Direction des Études et Recherches d'Électricité de France, Eyrolles (1991).
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Standards and norms
- Tours de refroidissement. Essais de réception (Classe A) - AFNOR NF X 10-251 - 12-74
- Tours de refroidissement à tirage mécanique. Essais sur le site (Classe B) - AFNOR NF X 10-252 - 12-80
- Specification for water cooling tower - BSI 4485 - 1969
- Leistungsversuche an Kühlturmen - EV DIN 6.59 - 1947
Regulations
Law no. 64.1245 (December 1964): authorization for water abstraction and discharge.
Decree no. 73.218 (February 1973): commodo and in commodo survey/law no. 64-1245.
Orders implementing decree 73.218 (May 13, 1975).
Circular no. 75.114 (July 2, 1975): authorization review procedure in the event of accidental water pollution.
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