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Figure 4.1.
That's the old ESSO LAGO #4 V.P.S. in Aruba. This giant vacuum tower had eight 60"
I.D. pre-condensers, upstream of
the first stage jets. The condensers were cooled by sea water,
which is pretty constant in Aruba at about 80F. The cooling water outlet
temperature from all eight exchangers was
about 90F.
The performance of the vacuum system was limited by the
vapor pressure of water at the pre-condenser vapor outlet
temperature. Let me explain.
The vapor leaving the vacuum tower was mainly vacuum
tower stripping steam. The main purpose of the eight large
pre-condensers was to condense most of the steam. The
uncondensed steam, along with the cracked off-gas, was
drawn into the first stage jets. Most of the vapor load to these
jets were moles of steam.