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WATER-COOLED CONDENSERS
More efficient than air-cooled condensers Water temperature can be maintained Water temperature directly affects system pressures Three types of water-cooled condensers
Tube within a tube condenser Shell and coil condenser Shell and tube condenser
stratified flow
annular flow
RECIRCULATED WATER
The water flowing through the condenser is pumped to a remote location, cooled and reused Design water temperature is 25oC A water flow rate of 416 kg/s of refrigeration is required to absorb the heat rejected by the system condenser The water leaving the condenser is about 40C
This method was based on experimental work on commercial exchangers with standard tolerances and will give a reasonably satisfactory prediction of the heattransfer coefficient for standard designs.
Bells method This method is designed to predict the local heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop by incorporating the effect of leak and by-passing inside the shell and also can be used to investigate the effect of constructional tolerance and the use of seal strip
Kerns Method
10
1.3 kpa
P = 53 kpa