Can the unit produce more megawatts?
Does the circ pump need to be overhauled?
What is the condenser backpressure deviation?
How is the cycle efficiency impacted by the circ system?
Is the cooling tower capacity sufficient for the heat load?

Dye Dilution Testing by PE LLC is the inexpensive way to get quick, accurate answers to these questions.

Dye Dilution Method

Large Flows are very difficult to measure accurately.  Traditional Methods are inaccurate or non-repeatable.  Dye dilution offers a non-intrusive way to obtain highly accurate and repeatable results.  By injecting a known concentration at a known rate and measuring a diluted sample, the true flow rate can be calculated very accurately.

Applications:

Combined cycle, conventional, and nuclear turbine cycles

Condenser testing and troubleshooting

Circ pump and cooling tower performance and condition evaluation

Circ tunnel leakage and recirculation detection

Fresh, salt, and wastewater applications

Open channel flow