ASME PTC 12.

2 2010
[Revision of ASME PTC 12.2 1998 (R2007)]

Steam Surface
Condensers
Performance Test Codes

AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA

CONTENTS
Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Committee Roster ................................................................................................................................................................
Correspondence With the PTC Committee .....................................................................................................................
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................

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Section 1
1-1
1-2
1-3

Object and Scope ....................................................................................................................................

Object ...............................................................................................................................................................
Scope ................................................................................................................................................................
Uncertainty .....................................................................................................................................................

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Section 2
2-1
2-2
2-3

Definitions and Descriptions of Terms ....................................................................................................

Symbols ...........................................................................................................................................................
Subscripts ........................................................................................................................................................
Superscripts ....................................................................................................................................................

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Section 3
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
3-11
3-12
3-13
3-14
3-15
3-16

Guiding Principles ...................................................................................................................................

Purpose and Intent ........................................................................................................................................
Agreement Between Parties to the Test ......................................................................................................
Test Considerations .......................................................................................................................................
Pretest Agreements ........................................................................................................................................
Allowable Deviations ....................................................................................................................................
Preparation for Test .......................................................................................................................................
Condenser Isolation ......................................................................................................................................
Noncondensible Gas Load ...........................................................................................................................
Tubeside Blockage .........................................................................................................................................
Tubeside Fouling ............................................................................................................................................
Dissolved Oxygen ..........................................................................................................................................
Preliminary Testing .......................................................................................................................................
Test Records ....................................................................................................................................................
Duration of Test Runs ...................................................................................................................................
Determining the Overall Heat-Transfer Coefficient, U ............................................................................
Auxiliary Parameters ....................................................................................................................................

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Section 4
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
4-5
4-6
4-7
4-8
4-9
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13

Instruments and Methods of Measurement ............................................................................................

Purpose and Intent ........................................................................................................................................
Location of Test Points .................................................................................................................................
Measurement of Condenser Pressure .........................................................................................................
Cooling-Water Temperature .........................................................................................................................
Cooling-Water Flow ......................................................................................................................................
Noncondensible Flow ...................................................................................................................................
Hotwell Level .................................................................................................................................................
Waterbox Level ..............................................................................................................................................
Tube Cleanliness ............................................................................................................................................
Waterbox Differential Pressures ..................................................................................................................
Dissolved Oxygen ..........................................................................................................................................
Condensate Temperature ..............................................................................................................................
Saline or Brackish Water Concentration .....................................................................................................

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Section 5
5-1
5-2
5-3

Computation of Results ...........................................................................................................................

Basic Heat-Transfer Relations ......................................................................................................................
Calculations for Condenser Pressure Deviation Results .........................................................................
Calculations of Results Deviations for Other Parameters .......................................................................

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Section 6
6-1
6-2

Report of Results .....................................................................................................................................

Composition of Report ..................................................................................................................................
Report Data .....................................................................................................................................................

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Figures
4-2.1-1
4-3.2.2-1
4-3.2.3-1
4-5.1-1
4-9.1-1
5-2.8-1
5-2.8-2

Location of Condenser Test Points ..............................................................................................................

Basket Tip ........................................................................................................................................................
Guide Plate .....................................................................................................................................................
Recommended Velocity Traverse Probe Positions ....................................................................................
Tube Cleanliness Test-Sequence Flowchart ...............................................................................................
Multiple-Shell Multipressure Condenser ...................................................................................................
Single-Shell Multipressure Condenser .......................................................................................................

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Tables
2-1-1
3-4-1
3-4-2
4-1-1

Symbols ...........................................................................................................................................................
Noncondensible Gas Load (Air In-Leakage Limits) .................................................................................
Allowable Deviations From Specified Test and Steady-State Conditions .............................................
Typical Total Instrument Accuracy .............................................................................................................

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Nonmandatory Appendices
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Alternative Test ................................................................................................................................................
B
Flowcharts and Checklists..............................................................................................................................
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Automatic Data Acquisition .........................................................................................................................
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Performance Monitoring ................................................................................................................................
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Example Calculations......................................................................................................................................
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Air Binding .......................................................................................................................................................
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Air In-Leakage ................................................................................................................................................
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Noncondensible Removal Equipment..........................................................................................................
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Physical Properties of Seawater.....................................................................................................................
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References .........................................................................................................................................................

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