Discharge power plant intake

A common form of turbine pump is the vertical pump, which has the pump element mounted at the bottom of a column that serves as the discharge pipe (see Fig. 10-46). Such units are immersed in the liquid to be pumped and are commonly used for wells, condenser circulating water, large-volume drainage, etc. Another form of the pump has a shell surrounding the pumping element which is connected to the intake pipe. In this form, the pump is used on condensate service in power plants and for process work in oil refineries. 

Reduction of unit power cost by connecting directly to power plant generation facilities and avoiding power transmission charges. Accelerated permitting process as a result of avoidance of construction of new intake and discharge outfalls in the ocean. 

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