ABOUT THE SERVICE
A condenser allows the refrigerant to come into contact with vapor. It offers the advantages of low cost and simple mechanical design, but its use is limited to applications where the mixing of vapor and refrigerant is permissible. The tubular condensers used in power plants to condense exhaust steam are known as Surface Condensers. However, there are many other applications where condensers are used, and various types of condensers have been developed.
Condenser coils have a patented design suitable for working with smaller amounts of water, offering low air resistance and high heat transfer efficiency. While standard condenser coils are made of stainless steel, red copper and titanium are also used in production. Different wall thicknesses can be accommodated upon request. Each condenser coil is tested under a continuous nitrogen gas pressure of 30 bars for 24 hours to ensure no leaks or weak points are present.
Some types of traditionally used **plate heat exchangers** are also employed as condensers. For example, plate-frame and brazed plate heat exchangers offer the advantages of lower cost and reduced fluid inventory. Normally, a special plate passage and inlet port configuration would be required to handle the high vapor volume flow rate at the inlet of a condenser.
In cryogenic applications, plate heat exchangers traditionally used can also be applied in some general condenser applications where compactness is necessary.
