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US 9,551,532 B2Granted
Modular air cooled condenser apparatus and method
AssigneeSPX Dry Cooling USA LLC
InventorsMichel Vouche, Christophe Deleplanque, Fabien Fauconnier
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Abstract
A mechanical draft cooling tower employs air cooled condenser modules and operates by mechanical draft to exchange heat between atmospheric air and steam. The cooling tower utilizes a modular air cooled condenser with heat exchange deltas having tube bundles that are manufactured and assembled prior to being shipped to the tower site.
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A method for assembling a modular air cooled condenser extending along a vertical axis away from horizontal, comprising:
- assembling a first condenser bundle having a first set of tubes having first and second ends, a steam manifold connected to the first ends of the tubes, and a condensate header connected to the second ends of the tubes, wherein the first condenser bundle includes a length and a width and a longitudinal axis running along the length of the first condenser bundle, the length of the first condenser bundle being about six times longer than the width of the first condenser bundle, the steam manifold extending the length of the first condenser bundle along a first side, the condensate header extending the length of the first condenser bundle along a second side, each tube of the first set of tubes extending perpendicularly across the longitudinal axis of the first condenser bundle and straight from the steam manifold to the condensate header;
- assembling a second condenser bundle having a second set of tubes having first and second ends, a steam manifold connected to the first ends of the tubes, and a condensate header connected to the second ends of the tubes;
- placing the first and second condenser bundles in to a container;
- transporting the container to a location upon which the modular air cooled condenser will be assembled;
- assembling a heat exchange delta by placing using the first condenser bundle and the second condenser bundle;
- and
- positioning the heat exchange delta on a modular tower frame.
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A method for assembling a modular air cooled condenser extending along a vertical axis away from horizontal, comprising:
- assembling a first condenser bundle having a first set of tubes having first and second ends and a condensate header connected to the second end of the tubes;
- assembling a second condenser bundle having a second set of tubes having first and second ends, and a condensate header connected to the second end of the tubes;
- attaching a steam manifold to the first ends of the of the first and second sets of tubes, wherein the steam manifold provides steam to the first condenser bundle and the second condenser bundle, wherein the first condenser bundle includes a length and a width and a longitudinal axis running along the length of the first condenser bundle, the length of the first condenser bundle being about six times longer than the width of the first condenser bundle, the steam manifold extending the length of the first condenser bundle along a first side, the condensate header extending the length of the first condenser bundle along a second side, each tube of the first set of tubes extending perpendicularly across the longitudinal axis of the first condenser bundle and straight from the steam manifold to the condensate header;
- placing the first and second condenser bundles in to a container;
- transporting the container to a location upon which the modular air cooled condenser will be assembled;
- assembling a heat exchange delta by placing using the first condenser bundle and the second condenser bundle;
- and
- positioning the heat exchange delta on a modular tower frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.