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Application Number
AU2026226441
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AU · AU
Patent Type
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Filing Date
2026-09-03
Publication Date
2026-09-17

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Abstract

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Claims

1. A field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser comprising:a condenser module comprising:a plenum section having one or more fans configured to draw air through a plurality of heat exchanger panels supported in a heat exchanger section;wherein each heat exchanger panel of the plurality of heat exchanger panels has a longitudinal axis and comprises:a plurality of tubes;a top bonnet in fluid communication with a top end of each tube of the plurality of tubes; anda bottom bonnet in fluid communication with a bottom end of at least a subset of the plurality of tubes, the bottom bonnet having a single steam inlet; anda steam distribution manifold:positioned beneath the plurality of heat exchanger panels;arranged along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger panels; andcomprising a plurality of Y-shaped nozzles, each Y-shaped nozzle of the plurality of Y-shaped nozzles connecting the steam distribution manifold to the single steam inlet of each heat exchanger panel of a respective adjacent pair of the heat exchanger panels.

2. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein the steam distribution manifold is suspended from a frame of the heat exchanger section, and comprises a cylinder:closed at both ends; andhaving at a bottom surface thereof a single connection to a steam riser.

3. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein each Y-shaped nozzle of the plurality of Y-shaped nozzles is located where a top surface of the steam distribution manifold passes below a center point of each heat exchanger panel of the respective adjacent pair of the heat exchanger panels.2026226441   03 Sep 20264. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein each heat exchanger panel comprises a single condenser stage in which all tubes of the plurality of tubes receive steam from the bottom end thereof.

5. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein each heat exchanger panel comprises:a secondary condenser section;two primary condenser sections on opposite sides of the secondary condenser section, each of the secondary condenser section and the primary condenser sections comprising a respective subset of the plurality of tubes; andan internal secondary chamber inside the bottom bonnet and in fluid communication with the bottom end of each tube of the secondary condenser section;wherein the top bonnet is in fluid communication with the top end of each tube of the plurality of tubes; andwherein the bottom bonnet is in fluid communication with the bottom end of each tube of the primary condenser sections.

6. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 5, wherein the internal secondary chamber extends along an entire length of the secondary condenser section and is fitted with an outlet nozzle configured to withdraw non-condensable gases and condensate from the internal secondary chamber.

7. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein the bottom bonnet comprises a shield plate positioned to partition a condensate flow from a steam flow within the bottom bonnet, wherein the shield plate comprises at least one of perforations or a scalloped edge.

8. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein a bottom wall of the bottom bonnet is angled downward from each of two ends of the bottom bonnet toward the single steam inlet and at an angle of between 1 degree and 5 degrees with respect to horizontal.

9. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein a connection between the bottom bonnet and the steam distribution manifold is fitted with a deflector shield configured to separate draining condensate from incoming steam.2026226441   03 Sep 202610. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein: each heat exchanger panel is independently supported in a frame of the heat exchanger section;each heat exchanger panel is oriented vertically; andan air deflection seal is positioned at an incline between a bottom of one heat exchanger panel and a top of an adjacent heat exchanger panel.

11. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein:the one or more fans comprise a plurality of fans;the plenum section comprises a plurality of fan deck plates resting on a fan deck framework, each fan deck plate supporting a subset of the plurality of fans; andeach fan of the plurality of fans is configured to draw air across no more than two of the heat exchanger panels.

12. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of tubes have fins attached to flat sides of the plurality of tubes, the fins being spaced at 9 to 12 fins per inch.

13. A field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser comprising:a condenser street comprising a plurality of condenser modules, each condenser module comprising:a plenum section having one or more fans configured to draw air through a plurality of heat exchanger panels supported in a heat exchanger section;wherein each heat exchanger panel of the plurality of heat exchanger panels has a longitudinal axis and comprises:a plurality of tubes;a top bonnet in fluid communication with a top end of each tube of the plurality of tubes; anda bottom bonnet in fluid communication with a bottom end of at least a subset of the plurality of tubes, the bottom bonnet having a single steam inlet;for each condenser module, an upper steam distribution manifold:positioned beneath the heat exchanger section of the condenser module;2026226441   03 Sep 2026arranged along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger panels; andhaving a plurality of connections in fluid communication with the single steam inlet of each heat exchanger panel of the respective condenser module; and a lower steam distribution manifold extending beneath the condenser street; and for each condenser module, a single riser extending upwardly from the lower steam distribution manifold to the upper steam distribution manifold of the respective condenser module.

14. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 13, wherein each connection of the plurality of connections comprises a Y-shaped nozzle connected to the single steam inlet of each heat exchanger panel of a respective adjacent pair of the heat exchanger panels.

15. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 13, further comprising a turbine exhaust duct extending at or near ground level, wherein:the lower steam distribution manifold branches from the turbine exhaust duct; andthe single riser extends upwardly from the lower steam distribution manifold at a center point of the condenser module.

16. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 13 wherein the upper steam distribution manifold:is suspended from a frame of the heat exchanger section of the respective condenser module;is closed at both ends;extends across a width of the respective condenser module; andis connected to the single riser at a bottom center of the upper steam distribution manifold.

17. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 13, wherein each heat exchanger panel is independently suspended from the frame of the heat exchanger section by a plurality of flexible hangers, each flexible hanger comprising:a rod having a fixed disc at each of two ends thereof; and2026226441   03 Sep 2026a sleeve fitted over each of the two ends of the rod, each fixed disc being received in a correspondingly shaped recess on an inside surface of the respective sleeve.

18. The field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of tubes:have a cross-sectional height of 140 mm and a cross-sectional width of 5 mm to 7 mm; andhave fins arranged at average density of 9.8 fins per inch.

19. A field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser comprising:a condenser street comprising a plurality of condenser modules, each condenser module comprising:a plenum section having one or more fans drawing air through a plurality of heat exchanger panels supported in a heat exchanger section;wherein each heat exchanger panel of the plurality of heat exchanger panelshas a longitudinal axis and comprises:a plurality of tubes;a top bonnet in fluid communication with a top end of each tube of the plurality of tubes; anda bottom bonnet in fluid communication with a bottom end of at least asubset of the plurality of tubes, the bottom bonnet having a single steam inlet;an elevated steam distribution manifold:suspended from a frame of the heat exchanger section of each of the plurality of condenser modules;extending a length of the condenser street;arranged along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger panels; andin fluid communication with the single steam inlet of each heat exchanger panel of the plurality of condenser modules; anda riser connecting a turbine exhaust duct to the elevated steam distribution manifold.2026226441   03 Sep 202620. The large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser according to claim 19, wherein:the turbine exhaust duct is a ground level turbine exhaust duct; andthe riser is an end riser connecting the ground level turbine exhaust duct to an end of the elevated steam distribution manifold.