Cooling Tower Plumes

Meteorological Evaluation Services has long been active in assessing the environmental impact of mechanical and natural-draft cooling tower plumes.  Our meteorologists conducted extensive field studies measuring and photographing cooling tower plumes and determining the key meteorological variables that affected the length, height and duration of the cooling tower plumes.

This data set was used extensively during the development of the Seasonal and Annual Cooling Tower (SACTI) plume model by Argonne National Laboratory.  MES has subsequently used the SACTI model for a variety of applications modeling the effects of both natural-draft and mechanical cooling tower plumes.