Helper Mechanical Draft Cooling Tower Designs and Optimization Studies

Contacting : John Cooper and Associates, P. A.

John Cooper has 27 years of experience in the thermal and hydraulic design of large mechanical draft power plant cooling towers. Between 1976 and 1985, while employed as Chief Thermal Engineer with Zurn Industries, Inc. Cooling Tower Division, he personally designed the fill systems, water distribution systems, and air-moving systems of the mechanical draft cooling towers presently in service at the following power plants:

In recent years, John Cooper & Associates, P.A. has provided engineering analysis and design services in support of several high profile helper cooling tower projects:

In 2000 JC&A was awarded two contracts by Entergy Operations, Inc. to provide thermal and hydraulic engineering analysis services relating to development of preliminary helper cooling tower designs for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.

In March of 2001, JC&A contracted with AmerenUE to develop the engineering details for design modifications to the water distribution system of the natural draft cooling tower at the Callaway Nuclear Plant in order to facilitate parallel operation with a future helper mechanical draft cooling tower. In April 2001, JC&A prepared the bid specification documents for a state-of-the-art fiberglass helper cooling tower for the Callaway Nuclear Plant.

In September 2001, JC&A contracted with Exelon Nuclear to provide engineering analysis and design services for a new Extended Power Uprate helper cooling tower at the Dresden Nuclear Station. In April 2002, JC&A wrote the Bid Specification Document for the Dresden EPU cooling tower.