ACC

2. Sizing calculation

Overall Design

CaseA1
Ambient Temperature Deg C 45
Steam inlet Temperature(DS) Deg C 68.9
Steam inlet Pressure(DS) kPaA 29.8
Steam mass flow to ACC Unit kg/hr 362880
Steam drynes fraction 0.9028
condensate Header Temperature deg C 68.11
System Pressure Drop kPa 2
Steam inlet pressure Calculated kPaA 29.7458041318
Condensate Header Pressure Calculated kPaA 28.7367509765
Steam flow to Deplegmator kg/hr 36654.7
Deplegmetor Exit pressure kPaA 27.8
Corresponding Saturated steam Temperature deg C 67.3552967432

No. of condenser bundles/ trains Nos 42

No. of Deplegmator Bundles/Trains Nos 6
No. of trains Nos 3
Number of condenser Bundle from steam inlet to deplegmator Nos 24
Condensate D header Inside diameter mm 317.4
Number of drain for each condensate bundle Nos 3
Each drain size of condensate bundle mm 202.72
Number of drain for each Deplegmator Bundle Nos 4
Each drain size of Deplegmator mm 303.23

Design Criteria

Steam flow at 0.2 BarA m/s 60

Liquid Flow m/s 0.5
Maximum Velocity of Liquid Duct m/s 15-20

A] Main steam Duct

Steam mass flow to ACC Unit kg/hr 362880

Steam inlet pressure (Turbine Exhaust) kPaA 29.8
Steam Density (Saturated Condition) kg/m3 0.1900617261
Volumetric Flow rate m3/hr 1909274.46303497
m3/s 530.3540175097
cfm 1123756.52236548

Maximum Steam velocity Pressure adjusted = Dynamic Pressure kPaA 235.35

Maximum Steam velocity m/s 49.765≈ 50
Flow Area Required m2 10.6070803502
Diameter of Duct m 3.6749631503

Check , HEI maximum Velocity m/s 60

System Dryness Fraction 0.91

Selected Velocity m/s 50
 As per Standard 20kPa steam density & velocity as below:

Steam Pressure kPaA 20

At 20kPaA steam Density kg/m3 0.1307505494
Velocity m/s 60
Dynamic Pressure kPaA 235.35

steam Pressure kPaA 29.8

At 29.8 kPaA Steam Density kg/m3 0.1900617261
velocity m/s 49.7650866534