Short Summary
Use of Waste Flue
Gas to Reduce Biofouling of Power Plant Cooling Water Intakes
Greg Rau
01-08
EISG Project Title: Use of Waste Flue Gas to Reduce Biofouling of Power Plant Cooling Water Intakes
EISG Grant Number: 01-08
PIER Area: Energy-Related
Environmental Research
Principal Investigator: Greg Rau
Contact Information: Phone: (925)
423-7990 email: ghrau@aol.com
Organization: University of California at Santa Cruz
Grant Amount: $74,813
Grant Term: 18 Months
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to research the feasibility of injecting a small amount of flue gas from a gas-fired power plant in the cooling water intake to serve as an anti-biofouling agent for the power plant cooling water intake surfaces. A series of tests will be conducted at the Duke Energy power plant at Moss Landing, California.
Proposed Outcomes:
·
A laboratory
scale test rig will be constructed on site.
·
Feasibility
analysis based on the performance of the laboratory scale system.
·
Optimized strategy
for delivery and dosing levels.
Anticipated Benefits:
· Replace the costly and environmentally harmful biofouling treatments currently employed with the proposed system that would be lower cost and less harmful to the environment.
· An anti-biofouling agent that meets or exceeds all water quality regulations.
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