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Astani CEE Department Ph.D. Seminar
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 @ 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. David Dzombak, Walter J. Blenko, Sr. University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering , Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Title: The Need and Challenge of Alternative Water Sources for Use in Electric Power Production
Abstract: Thermoelectric power generation accounts for as much freshwater withdrawal as agricultural irrigation in the U.S., with both at about 40% of total. Meeting the future cooling water demands for electric power production will be difficult in locations with limited freshwater resources, and is already prompting interest in the use of waters of impaired quality, such as treated wastewater, mine drainage and industrial process wastewater, as alternative sources. This talk will provide an overview of the water-energy challenge facing the U.S. and will examine the need for and challenges of using alternatives to freshwater for power plant cooling.
Host: Prof. Lucio Soibelman
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
