Advanced large scale field-erected air cooled industrial steam condenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11499782-B2
Application number	US-202117164890-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2021
Priority date	Sep 7, 2018
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

A large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser. A bottom bonnet runs along the bottom length of the heat exchanger bundle for delivering steam to the bottom end of the condenser tubes and for receiving condensate formed in those same tubes. The tops of the tubes are connected to a top bonnet. Uncondensed steam and non-condensables flow into the top bonnet from the condenser tubes. Each cell of the ACC is fed by steam distribution manifold suspended from and directly below the bundle support framework.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser connected to an industrial steam producing facility, comprising:
a single or plurality of condenser section streets, each condenser section street comprising a row of condenser section cells, each cell comprising a single fan drawing air through a plurality of heat exchanger bundles, and each heat exchanger bundle having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis perpendicular to its longitudinal axis,
each heat exchanger bundle comprising a secondary condenser, a primary condenser section and a top bonnet connected to and in fluid communication with a top end of each tube in said secondary condenser section and said primary condenser sections, a primary bottom bonnet connected to and in fluid communication with a bottom end of each tube in said primary condenser sections, an internal secondary chamber inside the bottom bonnet connected to and in fluid communication with a bottom end of each tube in said secondary condenser section, said secondary bottom bonnet connected to a top side of said primary bottom bonnet, each said primary bottom bonnet having a single stem inlet;
each condenser section cell comprising an upper steam distribution manifold suspended from and directly adjacent a bottom side of said heat exchanger bundles arranged along an axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said heat exchanger bundles at a midpoint of said heat exchanger bundles, said upper steam distribution manifold comprising a cylinder closed at both ends having at its top surface a plurality of connections adapted to connect to said primary bottom bonnet inlets, and having at a bottom surface a single connection to a steam riser.

2. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1 , wherein each heat exchanger bundle comprises a single condenser section in which all tubes in the heat exchanger bundle receive steam from a bottom end of said tubes.

3. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 2 , wherein each heat exchanger bundle comprises two primary condenser sections flanking said secondary section.

4. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1 , wherein each said heat exchanger bundle is suspended from the condenser section frame by a plurality of flexible hanging supports.

5. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 4 , wherein said flexible hanging supports each comprise a central rod connected at each end to a connection sleeve, and wherein one connection sleeve of each flexible hanging support is connected to said condenser section frame and a second connection sleeve of each flexible hanging support is connected to a tube sheet of said heat exchanger bundle.

6. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of finned tubes in said primary condensers have a length of 2.0 m to 2.8 m, a cross-sectional height of 120 mm and a cross-sectional width of 4-10 mm.

7. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 6 , wherein said tubes have a cross-sectional width of 5.2-7 mm.

8. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 7 , wherein said tubes have a cross-sectional width of 6.0 mm.

9. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of finned tubes in said primary condensers have fins attached to flat sides of said tubes, said fins having a height of 9 to 10 mm, and spaced at 5 to 12 fins per inch.

10. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of finned tubes in said primary condensers have fins attached to flat sides of said tubes, said fins having a height of 18 mm to 20 mm spanning a space between adjacent tubes and contacting adjacent tubes, said fins spaced at 5 to 12 fins per inch.

11. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary condenser section is centrally located along said heat exchange bundle and flanked at each end by primary condenser sections.

12. A method of assembling a large scale field erected air cooled condenser according to claim 1 , comprising
assembling a condenser section at ground level, including a condenser section frame and said heat exchanger bundles;
supporting said condenser section at a height from ground sufficient only to suspend an upper steam distribution manifold directly beneath and adjacent said heat exchanger bundles,
assembling a plenum section with fan deck and fan assembly at ground level;
raising said assembled condenser section and upper steam distribution manifold and placing it atop a corresponding understructure;
raising said assembled plenum section and placing it atop said condenser section.

Assignees

• Evapco Inc

Inventors

• Bugler Thomas W
• Libert Jean-Pierre
• Huber Mark

Classifications

• F28D1/05366

  Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators · CPC title

• F28F9/002

  with fastening means for other structures · CPC title

• F28B9/02

  for feeding steam or vapour to condensers · CPC title

• F28B1/06 Primary

  using air or other gas as the cooling medium · CPC title

• F28B2001/065

  with secondary condenser, e.g. reflux condenser or dephlegmator · CPC title