Case Study
Cooling Water
Red Valve Company, Inc. 700 N. Bell Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106 • 412 279–0044 • FAX 412 279–7878 Application Data At a powerplant operated by Oklahoma Gas & Electric, cooling water from the cooling tower was being discharged through an 18Ó line. A butterfly valve was used to throttle the flow of the water before it was discharged directly to atmosphere. The pressure drop of this free discharge caused cavitation at the end of the line, potenti