A surface condenser is a water-cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed in thermal power stations to condense exhaust steam from a steam turbine, converting it from a gas back to a liquid at a pressure below atmospheric pressure. Where cooling water is scarce, an air-cooled condenser is used instead, though it is significantly more expensive and cannot achieve as low a turbine exhaust pressure as a water-cooled surface condenser.
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MaturityTRL 9: Actual System Proven in Operational Environment 1 Technology TypeShell and tube heat exchanger 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Surface condenser
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A surface condenser is a water-cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed to condense exhaust steam from a steam turbine in thermal power stations.
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A surface condenser is a water-cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed to condense exhaust steam from a steam turbine in thermal power stations.
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