Enhanced condenser tube designs can significantly improve the heat rate and performance of fossil and nuclear plants. Using the optimum number of tubes and replacement tube sheets will cost more than ...

Selecting the most economical tube for a new condenser, or the retrofit of an existing one, is much more complex than mere price shopping. Each material has unique performance characteristics that ...

An integral process for utility steam generating systems, including the heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) of combined cycle power plants, is condensation of the turbine exhaust steam for return ...

The Automatic Tube Cleaning System (ATCS) provides energy-saving, on-line condenser tube cleaning for water-cooled chiller applications. The system periodically injects sponge balls into the condenser ...

The South Texas Project (STP) Nuclear Power Plant in Wadsworth, Texas, was put into operation in 1988. The plant has two condenser units, acting as heat exchangers to condense the steam back into a ...