Keeping a power plant’s surface condenser in proper working order requires paying attention to balance-of-plant systems as well. Failure to monitor and maintain cooling towers and vacuum pumps in ...

One of the main components of any refrigeration or air conditioning system is the condenser. It is larger than the evaporator is because it not only has to reject the evaporator’s heat load, but also ...

While there is an industry-wide understanding that compromised condenser tubes reduce unit performance in the short term, the long-term effects of this neglect can be detrimental, forcing unplanned ...

A conventional coal-fired plant in central Arkansas has two 850-MW units. The two units are identical and use identical cooling towers and condensers. The hyperbolic cooling towers are rated at ...

When refrigeration systems are exposed to low outside air temperatures, the condensing pressure will fall, and if the head pressure gets too low, the metering device will not have enough pressure drop ...