An Analytical Method for Determining Heat Transfer from Power Plant Coolant in the Florida 'Boulder Zone'.

摘要

An analytical solution to the heat transfer problem of dissipating the heat from 83F power plant coolant to 60F rock and sea water. The problem considers the concept of injecting the coolant into the 'Boulder Zone,'the cavernous geological strata underlying all of South Florida,allowing a fresh water 'bubble'to form,and cool for 30days,before being recirculated back to the plant. The solution revealed that the average temperature of the 'bubble'would be 68.3F with approximately 37% of the total water discharged at 61F and 17% at 83F. The remaining water,or approximately 46% would be a mixture at about 73.5F.