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Questions Answer
What is purpose of condenser?

What are components of 700 MW condensers and function of each

parts.

What is type of condenser ( Shell pass, Tube pass, Inlet and outlet
arrangement, isolating valves)
What is material of 700 MW condensers?

What is difference between a condenser, evaporator and Heat

Exchanger.

What are steps on manufacturing of condenser?

What is code and specification in manufacturing of Condenser

As quality surveillance, what is your role in manufacturing of

condenser.

What are different parts of condenser which are manufactured at

BHEL Bhopal
How condenser is completely assembled at site.
Assembly of tubes, its insertion, tube to tube sheet joint
How Leak check is carried out in condenser

How condenser is supported at floor. Why springs are provided at

base of condenser. When spring is locked
In 700 MW, What is type of pitch of tubes? Distance between
ligament
Give complete specification of condenser :
1. Parts of condenser
2. Material of each parts of condenser (Tube, Water Box, Shell,
Baffels etc.
3. Size of condenser.
4. Number of tubes.
5. Size of tube
6. Total Number of tubes
7. Configuration of tubes in tube sheet
What are lines connected with condenser
What are factors which effects performance of condenser?
1. Cooling water Temperature.
2. Cooling water flow.
3. Fauling factor
What is difference in Surface condenser of Nuclear and Thermal
Power Plant?

What are different failures observed in various types of Surface

condenser of 500 MW, 235 MW plants
 What are differences between Surface condenser of 700MW, 500
MW, and 235 MW Nuclear power plants?
a. Size
b. Material
c. Number of Tubes
d. Configuration
e. Tube material.
f. Tube to tube Sheet Joints.
g. Design parameters ( Vacuum and Temperature)
How condenser cleaning is done
a. Online continuous cleaning
b. Off Line cleaning (Wire brush, chemical Cleaning etc.)
c.
How health assessment of condenser tube is done
What is cathodic protection, how it is done
When are you filling the condenser then what precautions are taken
What are expected paths through which condenser vacuum is
destroyed
What is Hot well?
What is CEP?
Why LP Heater 1 in inserted in condenser in 700 MW
What type of valves are there which re connected at Steam Side of
condenser

1. engineer what is your role in manufacturing of condenser