Condenser tube leak detection is a little different. ... too, that condenser tube leaks cause more than 6,000 forced outages annually and rank as one of the highest concerns among plant chemists.

With A2L refrigerants, leak prevention and detection matter more than ever, so technicians should follow best practices and ...

Methods of In-leakage Detection. The condenser is designed to form a barrier between the cooling water, which flows between the waterboxes through the condenser tubes, and the shell side of the ...

Although some condenser tube leaks occur suddenly and catastrophically, most start small and grow steadily worse over time. Early detection makes it possible to plan for an outage at a convenient ...

Interestingly, the leak was not from a failed condenser tube. The condenser hotwell is equipped with a drain line that discharges to the cooling water outlet tunnel.

The James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, Oswego County, has been bogged down by frequent leaks in its condenser tubes, which circulate water from Lake Ontario to cool the plant ...

Vermont Yankee spokesman Larry Smith said minor leaks in a few tubes is not uncommon for a steam condenser plant like Vermont Yankee.

A South African-designed acoustic tube leak-detection system will be commissioned at Unit 3 of State-owned power utility Eskom’s 1 000 MW Komati coal-fired power station, in Mpumalanga, next month.