Prior to supplying steam to the turbine, the steam supply pipelines have to be drained and heated up. Steam condensers are devices in which the exhaust steam from the steam turbine is condensed by means of cooling water. Steam turbines lie at the heart of these power plants. An introduction to condensers and auxiliary equipment for. Condensation ca n b e done by removing heat from exhaust steam using. Steam condenser is a mechanical device which converts the low pressure exhaust steam from the turbine into water. Under particular circumstances the condenser steam discharge valves are prevented from opening and discharging steam.
Oneonone configurations are further qualified as being multishaft ms, or single shaft ss. The air leaks into the condenser, through various joints, due to high vacuum pressure in the condenser. Ger3582e steam turbines for stag combinedcycle power. Or in other words it is a device which is used to condense exhaust steam of the turbine into water. Condenser vacuum is closely related to the temperature of cooling water to be used in the condenser. Recovering this amount of heat can be done using heat pumps, but is difficult to find heat consumers because of. Condensers are delivered as fully tubed modules, so that little welding. Nuclear and coal based thermal power plants together produce almost half of the worlds power. Pdf efficiency assessment of condensing steam turbine. Initial steam conditions are 3500psi f with reheat to f. A steam condenser could reject a great amount of heat.
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