Round Condensers

[DK44]

Dears
What are Round Condensers for Power Plants.
Are they different from the Condensers of the type given in HEI standards.
A schematic sketch of Round Condenser will help to understand the same.

 

[MJCronin]

Condensers that are part of the Steam/Condensate cycle in a thermal power plant are correctly called "Steam Surface Condensers" (SSCs)

They always have the steam/non condensables on the shellside and the media doing the cooling on the tubeside. The media doing the cooling is typically cooling tower, lake or ocean water.

They are sized and designed to perform as economically as possible over decades of service. Corrosion/erosion on tubeside is always an issue

SSCs may be configured as round, square or fabricated in modules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_condenser

https://www.graham-mfg.com/steam-surface-condensers-overview

Over the years, there have been many, many threads on this forum discussing Steam Surface Condensers

What is your real question or do you just have some idle time that you want to kill ?

MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer

 

[DK44]

Dear MJ Cronin.
The term 'Round Condenser' could not be found in HEI and other references. Hence the need for clarification please. Sorry for the inconvenience if any.

 

[stgrme]

Perhaps, "round" steam surface condensers should be more appropriately called "cylindrical" since the main body of the condenser is cylindrical. I have attached an image of a typical "round" or "cylindrical" condenser. Cylindrical condensers are usually shipped fully assembled, and therefore, limited in size due to plate-rolling capabilities and/or shipping restrictions.

Larger steam surface condensers are typically box shaped. These condensers are usually shipped in sections and are field assembled.

I hope this information provides some clarity to you.

Best of luck!

 

[MJCronin]

DK44,

Lets keep the guessing game going !!!

You are the one using the term, round condenser .... In what document did you find the term ? .... Did you ask the author of that document ?

As stated above, steam surface condensers for power plants come in two general shapes: "box shaped" (larger field assembled condensers) and "cylindrical shaped" (smaller, shop-built condensers)

Did you bother to look at the two links that I gave you ?

Again ... What is your real question or do you just have some idle time that you want to kill ?

https://www.academia.edu/8497205/St..._on_Cost_Optimization_using_Genetic_Algorithm

MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer