Advantages and Disadvantages of water-cooled condensers

Advantages and Disadvantages of water-cooled condensers:

Advantages of water-cooled condensers:

• Water cooled condensers have a high rate of heat transfer.
• Overall operation is less expensive.
• Water cooled condensers are used for large capacity plants.
• It produces less noise.
• The size of the compressor is less.
• Water cooled condensers can operate at low condensing temperature.

Disadvantages of water-cooled condensers:

• Installation cost is more.
• It required more maintenance.
• Operating the water-cooled condenser is not easy.
• It is not so flexible to use everywhere.
• It required an additional recirculation system for used water.
• Water cooled condenser parts undergo to corrosion effect.