Air is a non-condensable gas and the presence of excess air in a condenser will significantly degrade condenser performance and lower power plant efficiency. One of the major concerns in improving ...

Enhanced condenser tube designs can significantly improve the heat rate and performance of fossil and nuclear plants. Using the optimum number of tubes and replacement tube sheets will cost more than ...

Uniform refrigerant distribution and effective condensate drainage have long been among the main engineering challenges in microchannel evaporator design. While Kaltra’s previous coil generations ...

Manufacturers purposely design condenser and evaporator coils to work together in order to provide the best possible cooling for an application. So why would anyone consider replacing one coil and not ...

Selecting the most economical tube for a new condenser, or the retrofit of an existing one, is much more complex than mere price shopping. Each material has unique performance characteristics that ...

Over the past few years, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued dozens of regulations affecting HVACR equipment manufacturers, including new regional energy conservation standards for ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Condensers are a crucial part of today's power generation systems: About 80 percent of all the world's powerplants use them to turn steam back to water after it comes out of the ...

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