Power Generation Training

Condensers

Condensers Courses

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MobileReady

This course is designed to teach participants how condenser performance can affect the efficiency of a generating unit. After completing this course, participants should be able to identify energy flows into and out of a condenser and know how these flows are related to the efficiency of the condenser and to unit heat rate. Participants should also be familiar with different methods of determining condenser efficiency, such as by checking parameters and indicators and using condenser performance curves and circulating water pump selection curves. In addition, participants learn how changes in condenser vacuum can affect unit heat rate and operating costs.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify the energy flows that enter and exit a condenser and describe how to determine the amount of energy in each energy flow.
Explain how to calculate the efficiency of a condenser. Checking Condenser Performance, Part 1
Identify parameters and indicators that can be used to check the performance of a condenser.
Explain what condenser performance curves are and how they can be used to check the performance of a condenser. Checking Condenser Performance, Part 2
Describe how circulating water pump selection curves can be used to predict when changes in pump operation will be needed and to check condenser performance. The Effect of Condenser Vacuum on Efficiency
Describe how an increase in condenser vacuum can affect unit heat rate and operating costs.
Describe how a decrease in condenser vacuum can affect unit heat rate and operating costs.

Efficient Condenser Operation

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MobileReady

This course is designed to explain how three general categories of problems can affect condenser vacuum, efficiency, and unit heat rate. After completing this course, participants should be able to describe how tube fouling and blockages, air leakage into the condenser, and circulating water flow and temperature problems affect efficiency and unit heat rate. They should also be able to identify ways to recognize and respond to these problems.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Explain how condenser tube fouling and blockages affect condenser vacuum, heat rate, and fuel consumption.
Describe ways to recognize tube fouling and blockages.
Describe ways to correct tube fouling and blockages. Air In-Leakage
Explain how air leakage into a condenser affects heat rate.
Describe common causes of air in-leakage.
Describe methods that can be used to detect air in-leakage.
Describe responses to air in-leakage. Circulating Water Problems
Explain how circulating water flow and temperature problems affect heat rate.
Describe causes of insufficient circulating water flow.
Describe ways to recognize and correct insufficient circulating water flow.
Describe causes of increased circulating water inlet temperature.
Describe ways to recognize and respond to increased circulating water inlet temperature.

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Condensers

Condensers Courses

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