Issues related to steam condensers
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For a steam condenser, with media of 0.35 Mpa low-pressure steam and condensed water, where the fluid on the tube side is water and the fluid on the shell side is steam – the steam condenses on the shell side. Should the pressure at the outlet of the heat exchanger be the same as that of the low-pressure steam, or should it be lower?
Check the operation of the steam trap; if too much condensate accumulates inside, the pressure will definitely be higher than the steam pressure (plus the static pressure difference), unless there is throttling before the outlet. If some steam escapes, it will be a two-phase flow, and the pressure will fluctuate significantly, sometimes being higher than the steam pressure and sometimes lower
If the steam trap and pressure drop are not taken into account, does that mean it’s the same as the steam pressure?