7. Water-balancing act. A typical power plant evaporative cooling system must add makeup water to balance out evaporation and cooling tower blowdown. Source: Harfst and Associates Inc. One ...

A cooling tower water recovery system designed by engineers ... A bright and foggy idea. On the roof of the Central Utility Plant building, standing in front of one of the cooling towers, are ...

(Credit: Infinite Cooling) As a common feature with thermal power plants, cooling towers enable major water savings compared to straight through cooling methods. Even so, the big clouds of water ...