High cooling water temperature effects on design and operational safety of npps in the gulf region
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In this paper, the secondary side of a typical PWR plant operating under the Rankine cycle with a simplified thermal-hydraulic model is analyzed to estimate thermal efficiency variations and its associated design changes for the secondary-side.About:
This article is published in Nuclear Engineering and Technology.The article was published on 2013-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Condenser (heat transfer) & Rankine cycle.read more
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Physical Modeling of Suspended Sediment Deposition in Marine Intakes of Nuclear Power Plants
Nikolay Arefiev,Mikhail Mikhalev,Dmitrij Zotov,Kirill Zotov,Nikolai Vatin,Olga Nikonova,Olga Skvortsova,Sergey Pavlov,Tatiana Chashina,Tatiana Kuchurina,Vitaly Terleev,Vladimir Badenko,Yulia Volkova,Valerij Salikov,Ksenia Strelets,Marina Petrochenko,Alexander Rechinsky +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the problems associated with the design and operation of once-through or combined water cooling systems of nuclear power plants using sea water are discussed, and suggested refinement techniques of physical modeling of hydraulic processes at the pre-stage using multipurpose hydraulic stand.
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Resilience of Desalination Plants for Sustainable Water Supply in Middle East
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the most recent and proactive approaches to resilience by evaluating the possible vulnerabilities and measures for desalination plants and focus on these issues related to resilience and sustainability dimensions applicable to desalification plants.
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Hydrodynamic evaluation of long term impacts of climate change and coastal effluents in the Arabian Gulf
TL;DR: A comprehensive basin wide hydrodynamic evaluation has been carried out to assess the long term impacts of climate change and coastal effluents on the salinity and seawater temperature of the Arabian Gulf using Delft3D-Flow model.
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Quantification and regional comparison of water use for power generation: A California ISO case study
Jaron J. Peck,Amanda D. Smith +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, water factors for different types of plants and cooling systems are used from literature in combination with power generation data for different balancing authorities to model water use as a function of time based on the fuel mix and power generated for that region.
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Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks: The Food-Energy-Water Nexus in the Persian Gulf
TL;DR: The tensions presented by these trends are discussed, as the success or collapse of this region is an important case study in the global management of the water-energy-food nexus.
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Environmental impact and impact assessment of seawater desalination
Sabine Lattemann,Thomas Höpner +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview on present seawater desalination capacities by region, a synopsis of the key environmental concerns of desalification, including ways of mitigating the impacts on the environment, and of avoiding some of the dangers of the environment to Desalination.
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The Gulf: a young sea in decline.
Charles Sheppard,Mohsen Al-Husiani,F. Al-Jamali,Faiza Al-Yamani,Rob Baldwin,James M. Bishop,Francesca Benzoni,Eric Dutrieux,Nicholas K. Dulvy,Subba Rao V. Durvasula,D.A. Jones,Ron Loughland,David Medio,Manickam Nithyanandan,Graham M. Pilling,Igor Polikarpov,Andrew R. G. Price,Samuel J. Purkis,Bernhard Riegl,Maria Saburova,Kaveh Samimi Namin,Oliver Taylor,Simon C. Wilson,Khadija Zainal +23 more
TL;DR: This review examines the substantial changes that have taken place in marine habitats and resources of the Gulf over the past decade, finding that the prognosis for the Gulf continuing to provide abundant natural resources is poor.
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Character and dynamics of the Red Sea and Persian Gulf outflows
TL;DR: In this paper, historical hydrographic data and a numerical plume model are used to investigate the initial transformation, dynamics, and spreading pathways of Red Sea and Persian Gulf outflow waters where they enter the Indian Ocean.
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N.E. Todreas,M.J. Kazami +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, thermal hydraulic design fundamentals and analysis of the core of a nuclear Reactor are discussed, as well as other components of the nuclear power plant, such as the pressurizer, the containment and the entire primary coolant system.
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Optimization of the negative impact of power and desalination plants on the ecosystem
Ahmed Areiqat,Khaled A. Mohamed +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the negative impact of the desalination plants and how it can be minimized to keep the marine life and the ecological environment in a good condition is discussed. But, the authors do not consider the effect of the effluent discharges from the plant back to the sea.