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During
an early planning stage for a new power
plant, the question might arise, whether
to use a cooling tower or an open cooling
water cycle. |
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The
effects on performance are positive
for the open cycle option (higher output
and higher efficiency), but the construction
costs are higher and the investment
would increase by 5 mUSD. |
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Which
option to chose? Spemann PG-ROI gives the
answer by calculating the return on the additional
investment. |
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