Method and device for monitoring the efficiency of a condenser
US5255977A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28B11/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for monitoring the heat transfer and therefore the efficiency of a condenser. A water column is formed by shutting off a condenser pipe which assumes the steam temperature T.sub.s and whose outflow time after the resumption of the flow can be utilized for measuring the flow velocity. With the knowledge of the water inlet temperature T.sub.1 and the water outlet temperature T.sub.2 measured on the same condenser pipe, it is possible to very accurately establish the heat transfer through the measured condenser pipe, so that on the basis thereof it is e.g. possible to operate a cleaning system with foam rubber balls. Thus, each fraction of the possible efficiency of the condenser is exploited.
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