At the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction site, workers have moved to the final stage of equipping the cooling towers. Specialists are installing internal elements that are responsible for heat exchange. The structure includes special plastic blocks called sprinklers, and curved panels that act as drift eliminators. The parts are critical for the operation of the power unit cooling system.
The technology of the system is based on the physics of processes. Sprinklers distribute water from the cooling circuit as evenly as possible. Passing through plastic blocks, the flow breaks down into thin streams and small droplets. This form significantly increases the contact area of the liquid with the air, which ensures rapid and efficient cooling. Drift eliminators, in turn, prevent moisture from being carried into the atmosphere, saving station resources.
The scale of the work is impressive. To complete each cooling tower, engineers will install approximately 84,000 plastic blocks. The total volume of filler in each tower exceeds 21,000 cubic meters.
Currently, the builders have reported the completion of the filler installation in three cooling towers. The remaining site facilities are also sequentially undergoing this stage of equipment. After the installation of internal elements, a leak test and commissioning of the equipment will follow. Successful completion of this work will allow the station to reach its design performance in terms of heat removal from the turbines.