Condensers Short Course

Course Fee: US$650

Learn the fundamentals of condensation mechanisms and how they apply to condenser design! Apply guidelines to develop Xchanger Suite cases for accurate assessment of performance. This course provides a foundation for understanding the basis for thermal design of typical industrial heat exchangers.

Key Topics

• Film condensation of pure components
• Relationship between pressure drop and saturation temperature
• Condensing flow regimes: Vertical units/Horizontal units, tube side and shell side
• Specifying pure component condensers in Xist
• Noncondensables and mixture condensation
• Specifying mixture condensers and inerts in Xist
• Vapor phase coefficient
• Desuperheating and subcooling
• Bulk-equilibrium vs. two-layer subcooling model
• Venting inerts
• Drainage
• Baffle design in condensers
• Condensation with enhanced heat transfer surfaces
• Vacuum condenser design challenges

Suggested Participants

Engineers who design and evaluate condenser equipment

Course credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)

Outline

1. Pure Component Condensation
   • Filmwise condensation
   • Pressure drop vs. saturation temperature
   • Condensing flow regimes
     
     
2. Noncondensables and Mixture Condensation 
   • Vapor-phase coefficient
   • Diffusion function
     
     
3. Desuperheating and Subcooling 
   • Dry-wall vs. wet-wall desuperheating 
   • Bulk equilibrium vs. two-layer subcooling model
     
     
4. Design Considerations 
   • Is it clean? Is it vented? Is it drained?
   • Baffle design
   • Enhanced surfaces
   • Vacuum condenser design challenges