Condenser
Condenser
Condenser
INTRODUCTION
The
entire
heat
energy
in
the
steam
2.Condensing chamber
3.Condenser neck
4.Expansion joint between condenser and LP
turbine
5.End tube plates
6.Tube nest
7.Water boxes
8.Air removal system
CONDENSING CHAMBER
The condensing chamber is a shell, where
the
exhaust
contact
steam
with
of
the
turbine
tube
comes
into
and
gets
nest
Hotwell
condenser
condensate.
to
It
is
the
form
is
lower
part
storage
water
of
tank
reserve
in
the
of
the
in
the
hotwell
between
both
parts
of
mm
of
wcl.
Its
storage
capacity
is
chamber
with
relatively
low
th
condenser
neck
due
to
the
following
advantages.
1.Since
the
empty
space
between
separate
the
water
boxes
from
the
difference
between
condensing
have good
thermal
conductivity
for
have
high
resistance
for
corrosion
tube
erosion
caused
by
direct
of
each
zone.
Hence
air
and
for
collecting
the
air
and
the
: 430,086
kg / hr
Enthalpy of steam from turbine
: 576.65
kcal / kg
Temperature of exhaust steam from turbine:
45.7 0C
Pressure in condenser
: 74.68 mm
of mercury column
(Cleanliness factor of 85 %)
Condensate temperature at hotwell : 45.7 0C
Temperature
of
ejector: 41.6 0C
Suction
air
vapour
mixture
at
air
: 0.03 cc /
litre
Design circulating water inlet temperature : 34
0
42.5
29,110
m3 / hr
Pressure drop across tubes (95 % clean tube)
: 0.5 ksc
Circulating water velocity
2.0
sec
CONDENSER
CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES
0
1
0
2
Number of
condenser per
unit
One
Type
Radial flow surface condenser
single shell, divided water box
with two water passes in each
section. Rectangular in
construction.
a)
122
Numbers
of
thickness
16
BWG
(1.65mm) and OD 1.0
inch, in the top layer of
the
condenser
for
protection of condenser
tubes from erosion by
exhaust
steam
impingement.
0
3
Number of
tubes
Material:
CuNi:
(SB111 alloy 706)
90-10
b)
19,539 Numbers of
tube of thickness 18 BWG
(1.24mm) and OD 1.0
inch, in the other zones of
the condenser.
Material: CuNi: 90-10 (SB111
alloy 706)
0
4
Design Data:
(a) Design
pressure
(b) Test
pressure
(c) Design
Shell
Full vacuum
Kg/cm2.
Water weight
Kg/cm2.
120 0C.
0
C.
Tube
5
7.5
50
Temperatur
e.
0
5
0
6
0
7
0
8
0
9
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
Total length of
tubes
Total
condensing
surface area
Number of end
tube plates.
Material of end
tube plates.
Inclination of
the tubes to
facilitate
draining.
Type of
provision made
to take
differential
expansion
between tubes
and shell.
Type of
connection
between
condenser and
turbine
Hot well storage
capacity
(Normal level to
low level)
Length of the
9234mm.
14,376 m2.
4 (Two on each side).
Muntz metal (B171 alloy 365).
50mm raised on the return
water box side.
Flexible diaphragm.
3 minutes.
13,432mm.
condenser
1
4
Width of the
8,000mm.
condenser.
Number of
sacrificial
anodes in the
8
water boxes and
reverse
chambers
Material of the
sacrificial
Soft Iron.
anode.
1
5
1
6