ME41516 AlokeKumarMozumder S02 Condenser
ME41516 AlokeKumarMozumder S02 Condenser
ME41516 AlokeKumarMozumder S02 Condenser
Stages in Condensation
Condensation Process
When saturated vapour comes in contact with a surface 1. De-superheating of the hot gas
having a temperature below the saturation temperature, 2. Condensing of the gas to liquid state and release of
condensation occurs. There are two types of the latent heat.
condensation: 3. Sub-cooling of the liquid refrigerant.
1. Film-wise condensation : condensed liquid wets the
surface and forms a film covering the entire surface. Sub-cooling only occupies a small portion of
2. Drop-wise condensation : surface is not totally wetted condenser’s surface area. Therefore, an average heat
by the saturated vapour, and the condensate forms liquid transfer coefficient is used for the whole condenser’s
droplets that fall from the surface. surface area, and the condensation is assumed to occur
at the condensing temperature
Compared to film-wise condensation, drop-wise
condensation has a greater surface heat-transfer
coefficient as it has a greater area exposed to the
saturation vapour.
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Double-Tube Condenser
Types of Condensers
Hot gas in
Cooling water out 4
3
Shell and Tube Condenser
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Air-cooled Condenser
Characteristics of Air-cooled Condenser
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Evaporative Condenser Cooling Tower
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Counter-flow forced draft Cooling Tower Terminology