TB18: Air Cooled Condenser Fan Blade Failure
Abstract
A surface condenser is a commonly used term for a watercooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed to condenseexhaust steam from a steam turbine These condensers areheat exchangers which convert steam from its gaseous state toits liquid state at a pressure below atmospheric pressure➢ Where cooling water is in short supply, an air-cooled condenser(ACC) is often used An air-cooled condenser is however,significantly more expensive and cannot achieve as low a steamturbine exhaust pressure (and temperature) as a water-cooledsurface condenser➢ Configuration of an ACC consists of:• Steam duct• Condensing tube bundles and headers• Fans and gearboxes• Wind wall and steel structure• Water wash system• Etc
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Citation
Li, Cindy; Smith, Patrick (2021). TB18: Air Cooled Condenser Fan Blade Failure. Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /197482.