- The document describes a Rankine cycle system with steam passing through a condenser tube-and-shell heat exchanger.
- Key parameters and properties of the steam and cooling water are provided. A series of calculations are shown to determine: the cooling water outlet temperature of 62°C, the required tube length of 824.57m, and the mass fraction of vapor condensed as 66.7% with fouling.
- Finally, the document explores how varying the cooling water mass flow rate and inlet temperature could improve condenser performance, suggesting these parameters would impact heat transfer coefficients and effectiveness. Performance is plotted versus cooling water mass flow rate.