77-15: Copper Ion Pickup in Recirculation Cooling Tower SystemsPower plant condenser tube represents a significant metallic surface area exposed to a wide compositional range of cooling waters. Copper alloy condenser tube is most frequently employed due to many desirable properties including corrosion resistance, resistance to biofouling and high thermal conductivity. Recent environmental concerns have been expressed regarding the possible toxicity effect to aquatic life from copper in once through cooling water

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cooling water discharges are being studied for potential reuse applications

Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory and the Air Force Civil Engineer Agency evaluated a high voltage capacitance-based water treatment technology in evaporative cooling systems at four military installations in an extended study

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