Economics of Automatic On Line Tube Cleaning Systems
- Key words
- Power Generation; Economics; USA; California; Inyo; Coso; Condensers; Surface Condensers; Tube and Shell; Cooling Water; NCG; Scale; Corrosion; Efficiency; O & M; CEC; China Lake; Coso Hot Springs; Condenser Cleaning System; Fouling; Algae; Ball Cleaning
- Location
- Coso, California
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1990
- Session
- Economics; Power plant design and operation; Condensers; Fou
- Language
- English
Abstract
California Energy Company, Inc., CECI, operates nine 30 megawatt geothermal power plants located at Coso Hot Springs in Inyo County, California on the China Lake Naval Weapons Center property. The Navy I Unit 1 plant was commissioned on July 15, 1987. After on year of operation, an online surface condenser cleaning system was installed to ensure that maximum power output would continue. This paper presents the reasoning and economics of this system and the decision to install similar systems on the remaining plants.
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