Advanced direct contact condenser apparatus and method
OwnerChris KLOPP, Gary FEHNELinventors
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Abstract
A direct contact condenser for a steam turbine having an exhaust steam flow hood and a condenser connected to the hood. The condenser includes a downward flow condensing cell having a first liquid distribution assembly a first heat exchange media disposed below the first liquid distribution assembly. The condenser also includes an upward steam flow cooling cell and a second liquid distribution assembly along with a second heat exchange media disposed below the second liquid distribution assembly.
Claims23
A direct contact condenser for a steam turbine that extends horizontally along an axis, the direct contact condenser comprising:
- an exhaust steam flow hood having an inlet end and an outlet end;
- a condenser connected to said hood, wherein said condenser comprises:
- a downward flow condensing cell comprising:
- a first liquid distribution assembly;
- and
- a first heat exchange media disposed below said first liquid distribution assembly;
- an upward steam flow cooling cell comprising:
- a second liquid distribution assembly;
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- a second heat exchange media disposed below said second liquid distribution assembly;
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- a water collection basin disposed below said condensing/cooling chambers.
A direct contact condenser for a steam turbine that extends horizontally along an axis, the direct contact condenser comprising:
- a condensing chamber connected to said hood, wherein said condensing chamber comprises:
- a downward flow condensing cell comprising:
- a first liquid distribution assembly;
- and
- a first heat exchange media disposed below said first liquid distribution assembly;
- an upward steam flow cooling cell comprising:
- a second liquid distribution assembly;
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- a second heat exchange media disposed below said first liquid distribution assembly;
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- a water collection basin disposed below said cooling chamber,
- wherein said first liquid distribution assembly and first heat exchange media are positioned a first vertical location along the axis and wherein said second liquid distribution assembly and second heat exchange media are positioned at a second vertical position along the axis above said first position.
A method for condensing turbine effluent using a direct contact condenser, comprising:
- flowing the turbine effluent through an inlet end of an exhaust steam flow hood having wherein the effluent exits an outlet end to a condenser;
- flowing the turbine effluent into and through the condenser connected to the exhaust steam flow hood, wherein said condenser comprises:
- a downward flow condensing cell comprising:
- a first liquid distribution assembly;
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- a first heat exchange media disposed below said first liquid distribution assembly;
- an upward steam flow condensing cell comprising:
- a second liquid distribution assembly;
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- a second heat exchange media disposed below said second liquid distribution assembly;
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- flowing the turbine effluent through the first heat exchange media and the second heat exchange media;
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- distributing cooling liquid on the first and second heat exchange media as the effluent traverses there through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.