EFFECT OF CONDENSER CONDITIONS ON PERFORMANCE OF A STEAM POWER PLANT

The need for electrical energy will certainly continue to grow, and it has become imperative to lower cost of electricity and enhance the operational economy of the power plant. Most of the electricity being produced throughout the world today is from steam power plants and improving the performance of power plant is a trending topic. The conventional steam power plant working under the Rankine cycle and the steam condenser as a heat sink and the steam boiler as a heat source have the same importance for the power plant operating process. Energy efficiency of the thermal power plant strongly depends on its turbine-condenser system operation mode. The cold end conditions of condenser are of the great influence on the maximum generated power and heat rate value. In this project, an endeavor has been made to study the condenser; different variables which affect the performance of condenser, various energy losses while condensation and impact on overall performance of steam power plant.