Mines Power Station spray ponds, Mount Isa Mines, c.1948

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DescriptionSpray Ponds for Mine Power Station. These held the cooling water for the Turbine Condensers. The condensers were constructed like a large high pressure tank through which there were tubes running from each end. The cooling water was pumped from the spray ponds through these tubes and circulated back to the cooling ponds. There were two circulating pumps on each condenser, electric and steam. The electric was the running pump and the steam pump was back up in the event of a power failure. Around these tubes the exhaust steam from the turbine was cooled down. When this occurred it created a much lower pressure on the exhaust side and this increased the efficiency of the turbine by allowing the steam to rapidly expand within the turbine blades. In the spray ponds the hot cooling water returned from the turbine was pumped through the large pipe that had sprays connected to it. This water sprayed into the air and cooled and the water was then returned back as cool water.DateCirca 1948PhotographerPeter LaurisenRightsCC: BY-NC-SACollectionPeter LaurisenSubjectMiningUtility Buildings

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PlaceMount Isa MinesGeolocation^[1]

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KeywordMPSPower StationSpray PondMines Power StationTaxonomyLocation | Mount Isa MinesTopics | MiningTime | 1940s | 1948

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Mines Power Station spray ponds, Mount Isa Mines, c.1948