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ECOLAIRE has been producing condensers for power generation since
1920 and to date has produced over 3000 condensers. Those in operation
have surfaces up to 1,400,000 square feet and serve plants up
to 1300 MW. This extensive experience includes fossil-fueled installations
with pressures up to 3,500 psig and nuclear installations on virtually
every type of reactor system built.
ECOLAIRE's
commitment to excellence has resulted in pioneering the path of
advancement in condenser technology. There are over 80 multi-pressure
units in operation with up to six pressure levels. Double-effect
hotwells are in operation recovering the auxiliary turbine steam
heat content that would otherwise be lost to the cooling system.
Close-spaced double tube sheets are protecting condensate systems
from cooling water inleakage at various installations. Steam dump
systems with capacities to full steam generator flow are operating
reliably.
 Two
steam dome halves for a 183 MW condenser with the openness of
the ECOLAIRE vaned design easily seen. This feature minimizes cross-bracing
and produces minimum pressure drop as steam distributes from the
turbine to the tube bundles, thus increasing turbine efficiency.
These two condenser shell modules with the waterbox attached serve
a 180 MW power plant. The unit was provided with super austenitic
AL6XN tubes and tubesheets.
ECOLAIRE has
continued to advance condenser technology by designing and producing
condensers using Austenitic Stainless Steel AL-6XN® tubes and
AL-6XN® tube sheets, plus a unit using Ferritic Stainless Steel
AL29-4C® tube and Type 904L tube sheets. These materials require
the development of heat transfer parameters as well as tooling
and other manufacturing technologies to ensure a quality product
with high reliability. Whatever your cycle requirements or materials
requirements, you can rely on ECOLAIRE to provide you with quality
condensers that have a tradition of high availability and maintainability.
This one-half condenser shell with hotwell and waterboxes attached,
depicts ECOLAIRE's flexibility to locate the auxiliary cooling water
heat exchangers in the hotwell in order to minimize power plant
space.
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