Condenser Performance Monitoring with Advanced Instrumentation
In this presentation from the 2021 Combined Cycle Users Group Conference, Intek senior condenser engineer Collin Eckel discuss how using the proper instrumentation can enable plants to monitor condenser performance in real time to help identify and eliminate common plant performance issues such as excess turbine back pressure, air in-leakage and other condenser-related problems.
The slides can be downloaded by clicking here: Condenser Performance Monitoring with Advanced Instrumentation (PDF).
“Essential Monitoring for Quickly Identifying & Repairing Air in-leak Sources”
This webinar which was part of the program for the 2020 Steam Turbine Users Group conference presents case studies highlighting a new process for repairing air in-leaks which combines leaks identified through a condenser helium leak audit with condenser vent line air in-leakage measurements using a RheoVac® Multi-Sensor Probe (MSP). This approach allows the user to quantify and quickly locate individual air in-leaks to expedite their repair and restore operating performance.
The MSP, which is installed in the vent line between the condenser and exhauster, directly measures and continuously calculates the condenser’s total air in-leakage rate. Data from the MSP allows for narrowing the search areas for potential leaks thereby reducing the overall time and increasing the success in locating and repairing leaks. The readings from the MSP quantifies the impact of each repaired leak. The user can then be certain that the condenser’s total air in-leakage has been reduced to an acceptable level.
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Condenser Performance: Meaningful Data with Minimal Instruments
In this presentation from the EPRI Condenser Technology Conference, Intek engineers Collin Eckel and Dr. Tim Harpster describe the instruments developed by Intek for shell and tube heat exchangers and their measurements made in operating large scale condenser units. The results obtained from analyzing the data provided by these instruments have been used to design upgrades for underperforming steam surface condensers.
The slides can be downloaded by clicking here: EPRI Condenser Technology 2017 – Minimal Instruments (PDF).
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