A Power plant's condenser may be cooled through the use of a cooling tower or:

Question

Question: A Power plant's condenser may be cooled through the use of a cooling tower or

Options:

1.  Water from a nearby lake, river, ocean or man-made reservoir
2.  Steam exhausted from the turbine
3.  Refrigeration systems
4.  Direct evaporation

Answer 1

1. Water from a nearby lake, river, ocean or man-made reservoir

A power plant's condenser may be cooled through the use of a cooling tower or water from a nearby lake, river, ocean or man-made reservoir.

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Explanation:

The power plant's condenser uses a cooling system to condense the steam running from the turbine. Just as steam condenses in a cool drinking glass on a hot day.

Cool surface is provided by cooling water pumped from a nearby water supply such as a lake, river, ocean or man-made reservoir.