STEAM CONDENSERS

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 Done by:
Achyuta Prasad N M
Anil Kumar C U
Mohan Kumar S H
Shridhar H L
5th sem Mechanical,
Smt L V (Govt) polytechnic Hassan
Karnataka

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 Contents
1. Introduction 11. Down flow type surface condenser
2. Important parts of condensing 12. Central flow type surface
plant condenser
13. Inverted flow type surface
3. Advantages of condensing unit
condenser
4. Classification of condensers 14. Regenerative type surface
5. Jet condensers condenser
6. Parallel flow low level jet 15. Evaporative type surface
condenser condenser
7. Counter flow low level jet 16. Comparison of jet and surface
condensers condensers
17. Cooling towers
8. High level jet condensers
18. Classification of cooling towers
9. Ejector condenser
19. Spray ponds
10. Surfaces condensers

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 INTRODUCTION
A steam condenser is a device or appliances in which steam
after working in an engine cylinder or steam turbine is exhausted
and condensed and heat released by steam is absorbed by water.

The steam condensers serves the following two purpose,

1. It maintains very low pressure on the exhaust side of the
piston of the engine cylinder or turbine.
2. It supplies pure and hot feed water to the boiler.

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 Important parts of condensing plant
1. Condenser
2. Condensate pump
3. Hot well
4. Boiler feed pump
5. Cooling tower
6. Air pump

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 Power plant

Sourcehttp://engineering.myindialist.com/2009/lab-
manual-to-study-about-various-types-of-steam-
condensers/
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 Advantages of condensing plant
1. It increases he expansion ratio of the steam, thus
increasing the thermal efficiency of the plant.
2. It reduces the back pressure of the steam, thus increases
the power output of the plant.
3. It reduces the temperature of the steam, thus more work
can be obtained.
4. It reuses the working substance, thus reducing the cost
of the power generation.
5. It increases the temperature of the feed water, thus
reducing the amount of heat required to obtain the
steam.
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 Classification of condensers

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 Parallel flow low level jet condenser

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 Counter flow low level jet condenser

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 High level jet condenser

Source: Thermal Engineering by

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J K Gupta
 Ejector condenser

12 Source: http://cooling-tower-online.com/
 Surface condenser

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 Down flow type surface condenser

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 Central flow surface condenser

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 Evaporative condenser

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 Cooling tower

The temperature of the cooling tower in the condenser

is increased when it condense the exhaust steam. This
hot water from the condenser is cooled in a device it is
called cooling tower.

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 Factors which affect the cooling of water in
cooling tower

1. Temperature of the air

2. Humidity of air
3. Velocity of the air entering the tower
4. Degree of uniformity in descending water
5. Arrangement of plates in tower
6. Size and height of tower
7. Accessibility of air to all part of tower

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 Classification of cooling tower
1. According to the material used
i. Timber cooling tower
ii. Concrete cooling tower
iii. Steel duct type cooling tower

2. According to the type of draught

i. Natural draught cooling tower
ii. Forced draught cooling tower
iii. Induced draught cooling tower

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 Natural draught cooling tower

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 Forced draught cooling tower

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 Induced draught cooling tower

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 Spray pond

The temperature of the cooling water in the condenser

is increased when it condense the exhaust steam. This
hot water from condenser is also cooled in a device
called Spray pond.

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 Courtesy
http://engineering.myindialist.com/2009/lab-manual-
to-study-about-various-types-of-steam-condensers/
http://cooling-tower-online.com/
http://www.mechguru.com
Thermal Engineering by Amruth Habib and N
Murlidhar
Thermal Engineering by R S Khurmi and J K Gupta
Google

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