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    University of Southern Philippines Foundation

    Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu Ciity


    College of Engineering and Architecture

    ME422 Lab2

    Name: Earon Jay S. Cadungog Report no. 6

    Course: BSME-4 Date:

    Test of Tubular Condenser

    Theory:

    The capacity of the tubular heat exchanger may be expressed in terms of the amount of
    steam condensed per unit time which is dependent upon the conditions of the cooling
    water supplied. The maximum capacity, however, can be considered as the amount of
    steam condensed when an infinite flow rate of cooling water is supplied. This also
    means that there is practically no heat transfer resistance in the cooling water side such
    that its temperature throughout the operation remains constant.

    Objectives:

    1. To determine the capacity of the tubular condenser as a function of the flow rate
    of the cooling water used.
    2. To determine the experimental overall heat transfer coefficient for a vertical
    tubular condenser.
    3. To calculate theoretical surface coefficients of steam condensing inside the tubes
    and of the cooling water flowing upwards the shell side of the condenser.
    4. To compare experimental and theoretical values of the overall heat transfer
    coefficients as obtained in (2) and (3). 5. To determine the heat lost to the
    surroundings.

    Apparatus:

    Tubular Head Condenser


    Procedure:

    1. Drain the residual steam condensate by opening the drain valve.


    2. Allow cooling water to flow through the condenser by opening fully the water
    supply valves.
    3. Stabilize the equipment by allowing small amount of steam inside to escape (this
    will also remove residual condensate). Close the drain valve and make sure that
    the condensate line with the steam trap is fully open. Then increase pressure to
    the desired level (say 30 psig). Allow equipment to heat to a stable temperature.
    Read temperature occasionally until the system has reached an almost steady
    state condition. The condensate collected must already be clean.
    4. Operate the system for about 10 to 15 minutes at constant steam pressure.
    Within this interval determine temperature and pressure readings, flow rates of
    condensate and cooling water used. Note that the condensate collection tank has
    a gauge for direct reading of mass collected. Since the amount of condensate is
    usually small, it is suggested that one measures the total condensate collected
    within the time interval of the run. For the cooling water, (used as the hot fluid in
    the experiment involving double pipe heat exchanger), the flow rate is measured
    in the collection tank
    5. Repeat the procedure making use of various water flow rates and various steam
    pressures. The water pressure gauge may be used as a guide in varying the
    water flow rate. It is suggested that three different steam pressures (say 30, 40, &
    50 psig) and three water flow rates for a total of nine runs be conducted to
    complete the experiment.

    Findings:

    The steam enters the bottom of the condenser through the header then rises inside the
    tubes where the steam condenses on the inside surface of the tubes. The condensate
    flows downwards as thin film and collects at the bottom where it is discharged through
    the steam trap then to the condensate collection tank.

    Observation:

    The cooling water is introduced at the bottom of the shell and rises outside the bundle of
    tubes and exits on top, flows through the double pipe heat exchanger and is discharged
    to the hot water collection tank. This tank gives a direct reading in pounds of water.

    Conclusion:

    The equipment used for this experiment is a vertical tube condenser. The tubular
    condenser has 38 tubes within the shell. These tubes are 85 inches long and made of
    steel. Consequently, the tubes have outside diameters of 18 mm or 0.7086 inch. The
    inside diameter of these tubes are 0.4375 inch each.

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