| Author | Asian Institute of Technology. Division of Water Resources Engineering |
| Call Number | AIT Research Report no. 117 |
| Subject(s) | Thermal diffusivity
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| Note | A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The Bang Pakong Power Plant is a projected fossil-fueled electric
generating station to be located on the left bank of the Bang Pakong River on the inner bend of the oxbow curved portion at about 10 km from the river
mouth. It employs a once-through cooling system. The objective of this study was to arrive at an optimal design for the cooling water system to
prevent the heat recirculation at the cool water intake·; to minimize the river regime change in the vicinity of the plant site, to avoid navigation
hazard and to provide information necessary for the prediction of nearby
ecological conditions. The intake design is a skimmer wall that withdraws cooling water from the bottom part of Bang Pakong, whereas for the condenser discharge, rejection by means of a surface channel is considered. Existing theoretical models were used to obtain preliminary estimates of design parameters . A hydraulic scale model for the discharge-intake structure and its vicinity area was constructed. Tests were carried out to investigate the
overall extent of heated plume in the zones of interest, with respect to the intake and effluent under extreme conditions of oceanographic and meteorologic forces. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Research Report |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Prida Thimakorn; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Suphat Vongvisessomjai ;Overbeek, Henk Jen; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT); |
| Degree | Research Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1981 |