23-12: Are We Treating Beakers or Systems: Laboratory Testing and Validation in a Field Context Mechanical Draft Towers One of the primary goals

One of the primary goals of EPRI's Heat Waste and Water Management Program is to improve the ability of the utility industry to predict and test the performance of power plant cooling systems

experiencing premature bearing and

These connections are typically accomplished using mechanical fasteners and/or structural adhesives

While the cooling tower had additional thermal capacity

Northern States Power Co

23-12: Are We Treating Beakers or Systems: Laboratory Testing and Validation in a Field Context Mechanical Draft Towers One of the primary goalsLaboratory testing of water treatment programs for scale and corrosion control are run and used for several purposes: To evaluate new inhibitors and treatments and predict field performance over a range of systems, and operating parameters. To optimize treatments and determine the minimum effective dosage. To compare existing treatments to proposed treatments. To develop "technically accurate and appropriate" data for sales literature and promotion.