Course
Water-Cooled Surface Condenser Training Course
- Day One
Introduction to condensers
- Role of the condenser
- Types of condenser
- Water vs air-cooling
- Identification of major components
° Shell
° Tube bundle
° Channel/waterbox
° Hotwell
° Vacuum systems
Condenser Construction
- Shellside construction
- Shell / hotwell
° Support baffles
° Steam inlet / impingement
° Venting/Air cooler
- Tubeside construction
° Tubes / tubesheets
° Tube-to-tubesheet attachment
° Waterboxes
° Linings / coatings
Codes and Standards
- HEI Standards
- Other standards
- Day Two
Thermal Design
- Heat balances
- Temperature profiles
- Heat transfer
- Pressure drop
- Drains / flashing
- Venting
Datasheets and Performance Testing
- ° Using datasheets
- Performance Testing
Fouling
- ° Fouling mechanisms
- Fouling control
- Cleaning
- Scheduling cleaning
Instrumentation and Control
- Condenser ancillaries
° Vacuum systems
° Condensate pumps
- Instrumentation
- Level control
- Day Three
Designing for Reliability
- Causes of condenser
failure
- Erosion
- Corrosion
- Vibration
- Abnormal operation
- Solutions to common
reliability problems
Maintenance and Inspection
- Access for inspection and maintenance
- Regular maintenance requirements
- Inspection techniques
- Data recording
- On-line monitoring
Condenser Repair
- Repair procedures
- Tube re-expansion
- Tube plugging
° Types of tube plugs
° Plug selection
° Plugging
procedures
- Re-tubing
- Weld repair
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