Condenser thermal design

Gloyer, W. (1970) Hydro. Proc. 49 (July) 107. Thermal design of mixed vapor condensers. 

Kenneth J. Bell, Ph.D., P E., Regents Professor Emeritus, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers. (Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers, Condenser, Reboilers)... 

The chamber, walls, and condenser are designed with a cooling system for thermal fluid from the secondary shelf loop connected to the refrigeration media skid. 

The prior and substantial contributions of Frank L. Rubin (Section Editor, Sixth Edition) and Dr. Kenneth J. Bell (Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers, Condensers, Reboilers), Dr. Thomas M. Elynn (Cryogenic Processes), and E. C. Standiford (Thermal Design of Evaporators, Evaporators), who were authors for the Seventh Edition, are gratefully acknowledged. 

Mueller, A. C., Review of Thermal Design Methods for Multicomponent Condensation, Heat Tramfer Engineering 20 (4), 6, (1999). 

Table condensed from R. K. Shah and A. Pignotti, Basic Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers National Science Foundation Report, Int-8601771,1988. In this table, all variables except Pu Ru NTUf, and Fare local or dummy variables not necessarily related to those defined in the nomenclature. 

Primary objectives for accomplishing the condensation process vary depending on a particular application, but common features of a vapor-liquid phase-change lead to certain general similarities in thermal design procedure. Nonetheless, thermal design of a condenser does not necessarily follow a standardized procedure, and it greatly depends on a condenser type and the factors mentioned above. 

Thermal Design. A unified approach to the design of direct contact condensers does not exist. A good overview of direct contact condensation phenomena is provided in Ref. 115. 

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