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Retrofit or Adjustment Factors

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See Retrofit or Adjustment Factor Inputs for an explanation of retrofit costs. This screen is the same for all plant types. The wet cooling tower has the following capital cost process areas:

•Cooling Tower Structure: This area deals with the cooling tower and installation. The erected tower includes structure, fans, motors, gear boxes, fill, drift eliminators, etc.

•Circulation Pumps: This area deals with the circulating cooling water pumps.

•Auxiliary Systems: This area deals with a closed-loop process that utilizes a higher quality water to remove heat from ancillary equipment and transfers that heat to the main circulating cooling water system.

•Piping: This area deals with the circuiting cooling water piping. The piping system is equipped with butterfly isolation valves and all required expansion joints.

•Makeup Water System: This area deals with the capital equipment to provide makeup water for the cooling system.

•Component Cooling Water System: This area deals with the component cooling water system.

•Foundation & Structures: This area deals with the circulating water system foundation and structures.