Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
Project Type
individual
Campus
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Kalen Martins De Oliveira, Sophomore
Lead Presenter's Name
Kalen Martins De Oliveira
Lead Presenter's College
DB College of Engineering
Faculty Mentor Name
Lisa Davids
Abstract
The FPL Cape Canaveral Power Plant and the OUC Indian River Plant are two gas-fired power plants that are located on and use the Indian River as a coolant source. To evaluate the temperature difference between the waters near these power plants and the surrounding waters, a pair of oceanographic survey buoys were developed and stationed at select locations in the Indian River. These buoys were equipped with an array of thermometers and sampled temperatures above and below the water surface. The preliminary survey found that on average, water temperatures near the power plants were around 1.38º C higher than the surrounding waters with minimal differences in surface temperatures.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
Yes, Spark Grant
Thermal Pollution in the Indian River
The FPL Cape Canaveral Power Plant and the OUC Indian River Plant are two gas-fired power plants that are located on and use the Indian River as a coolant source. To evaluate the temperature difference between the waters near these power plants and the surrounding waters, a pair of oceanographic survey buoys were developed and stationed at select locations in the Indian River. These buoys were equipped with an array of thermometers and sampled temperatures above and below the water surface. The preliminary survey found that on average, water temperatures near the power plants were around 1.38º C higher than the surrounding waters with minimal differences in surface temperatures.