Comparison between Water-cooled and Air-cooled condenses

Comparison between Water-cooled and Air-cooled condenses Points : Comparison between Water-cooled and Air-cooled condenses, Difference between Water-cooled and Air-cooled condenses

Comparison between Water-cooled and Air-cooled condenses
	Particulars	Water-cooled condensers	Air-cooled condensers
1.	Construction	Complicated
2.	Maintenance cost	High	Low
3.	Handling of the unit	Difficult	No handling problem
4.	Carrying of water	Pipes are needed to carry water to and from the condenser.	No pipe arrangement required for carrying water.
5.	Disposal of used water	There is no problem of disposing of used water unless a recirculation system is provided.	No problem in disposing of air.
6.	Corrosion	Corrosion occurs.	Corrosion does not occur.
7.	Fouling effect	More	Less
8.	Heat transferring capacity	High	Low
9.	Fan noise	No fan noise	In case of forced convection type of air condenses fan noise is there which is unwanted/objectionable.
10.	Flexibility	Low	High
11.	Applications	Used for large capacity plants.	Used for low capacity plants.