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Condenser

A typical 200 MW power plant uses a surface condenser that requires around 28,000 tons per hour of cooling water. Slight deterioration in the condenser's performance can lead to significant financial losses, as the condenser is responsible for condensing around 50% of the plant's heat. The condenser is designed to maintain a pressure of around 70 mm Hg absolute and uses nearly 18,500 copper-nickel tubes that are each over 9.9 meters long to condense the steam from the turbine. Non-condensable gases in the exhaust steam can impact the condenser's performance, as can factors like cooling water temperature and flow rate or dirty condenser tubes.

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Condenser

A typical 200 MW power plant uses a surface condenser that requires around 28,000 tons per hour of cooling water. Slight deterioration in the condenser's performance can lead to significant financial losses, as the condenser is responsible for condensing around 50% of the plant's heat. The condenser is designed to maintain a pressure of around 70 mm Hg absolute and uses nearly 18,500 copper-nickel tubes that are each over 9.9 meters long to condense the steam from the turbine. Non-condensable gases in the exhaust steam can impact the condenser's performance, as can factors like cooling water temperature and flow rate or dirty condenser tubes.

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PERFORMANCE OF CONDENSER

Condenser
About 50 % heat is lost in condenser For a 200 MW unit 28000 t / hr of CW water is required Slight deterioration in the performance of condenser leads to huge financial loss Normally design value of condenser pressure is 70 mm Hg abs (0.1 Kg abs)
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CONDENSER SPECIFICATIONS FOR A TYPICAL 200 MW UNIT


Type Surface type. single pass Design C.W. inlet temp. 330 C C.W. flow 28570 M3 /Hr C.W. temp. rise 8.290 C C.W. press. drop. 3.4 MWC Condenser back pressure 73.2 mm Hg at 200 MW load Terminal temperature 4.80 C difference No. of tubes 17492 total Tube O.D. x thickness f 19 x 1 mm Tube length 9900mm Tube material 90/10 Cu - Ni

Pressure v/s Specific Volume


20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 Volume, m3/Kg
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Pressure, bar abs.

TWO-PASS SURFACE CONDENSER

THERMAL PROCESSES OCCURRING IN CONDENSERS


The condenser never receives pure steam from the turbine. A mixture of steam and non-condensable gases (Airsteam mixture) enters the condenser. The ratio of the quantity of gas that enters the condenser to the quantity of steam is called the relative air content.
m air m c, s

The value of e, depends on type, capacity, load and design dimensions of the condenser plant.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONDENSER

CW inlet temperature CW flow Presence of non-condensable gases Ejector / vacuum pump performance Dirty tubes

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