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Ambient Temperature Dependence Of Air-Cooled Condenser Performance And Parameters, Alexander Darr Smith
Ambient Temperature Dependence Of Air-Cooled Condenser Performance And Parameters, Alexander Darr Smith
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Thermoelectric power generation uses 38% of total fresh water withdrawals and majority of that water is used during steam condensation. Air-cooled condensers are an alternative to water-cooled condensers for power generation. Ambient air temperature affects the performance of air-cooled condensers. A small air-cooled condenser was run under the ambient air temperature extremes of Las Vegas in order to examine the system performance and air-side heat transfer parameters. Three different sets of tubes with different surface areas and geometries were studied. The condenser is equipped with several air velocity sensors, thermocouples and thermistors to measure the conditions to develop the air-side …