N2 - The paper presents an analysis of relations describing entropy generation in a condenser of a steam unit. Connections between entropy generation, condenser ratio, and heat exchanger effectiveness, as well as relations implied by them are shown. Theoretical considerations allowed to determine limits of individual parameters which describe the condenser operation. Various relations for average temperature of the cold fluid were compared. All the proposed relations were verified against data obtained using a simulator and actual measurement data from a 200 MW unit condenser. Based on data from a simulator it was examined how the sum of entropy rates, steam condenser effectiveness, terminal temperature difference and condenser ratio vary with the change in the inlet cooling water temperature, mass flow rate of steam and the cooling water mass flow rate. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/94737/PDF/02_paper.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/94737 PY - 2015 IS - No 2 June EP - 48 DO - 10.1515/aoter-2015-0013 KW - steam condenser KW - entropy generation A1 - Laskowski, RafaƂ A1 - Jaworski, Maciej A1 - Smyk, Adam PB - The Committee of Thermodynamics and Combustion of the Polish Academy of Sciences and The Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences DA - 2015[2015.01.01 AD - 2015.12.31 AD] T1 - Entropy generation in a condenser and related correlations SP - 27 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/94737 T2 - Archives of Thermodynamics