Analysis on the Calculating of Air Leakage Threshold which Caused the Condenser Vacuum Deterioration

Abstract

There is an air leakage threshold under certain condenser heat load and air ejector output. When the amount of air leakage is less than the threshold, the condenser pressure is essentially the same, we can maintain a stable condenser vacuum, once exceed the threshold, condenser pressure begin to gradually larger, condenser vacuum will deteriorate. Considered the air leakage influences on the heat transfer coefficient of condenser, this paper had been established the one-dimensional steady-state heat transfer model of condenser to obtain the condenser pressure curve along with the amount of air leakage, the turning point on the curve is the air leakage threshold.