Condensation is the process of converting a gas or vapor to liquid by decreasing its temperature and/or increasing its pressure. This operation simulates a shell–and–tube surface condenser with condensation taking place in the shell side while a cooling agent is running in the tube side.
The model consists of the same set of equations eq. (A.257)- eq. (A.261) as the Flash operation (see Flash Evaporation: Modeling Calculations).
The sizing variable of the evaporator is the heat transfer area, A. In Design mode, the heat transfer area is calculated by:
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where U is the constant overall heat transfer coefficient, Q is the cooling duty and ΔT is the mean logarithmic temperature difference between feed and the cooling agent.
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2. Henley E. J. and J. D. Seader (1981). Equilibrium-Stage Separation Operations in Chemical Engineering, John Wiley & Sons.
3. Theodore L., Buonicore A.J. (1988). Air Pollution Control Equipment, 2 (Gases), CRC Press.
The interface of this operation has the following tabs:
● Oper. Cond’s, see Condensation: Oper. Conds Tab
● Toolbox, see Flash Evaporation: Toolbox Options Tab
● Numerics, see Flash Evaporation: Numerics Tab
● Labor, etc, see Operations Dialog: Labor etc. Tab
● Description, see Operations Dialog: Description Tab
● Batch Sheet, see Operations Dialog: Batch Sheet Tab
● Scheduling, see Operations Dialog: Scheduling Tab