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jet condenser

American  

noun

  1. a steam condenser in which a jet of water is sprayed into the condenser chamber.


jet condenser British  

noun

  1. a steam condenser in which steam is condensed by jets of water

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A jet “pipe-condenser,” o, was used instead of a jet condenser of the form adopted by other makers, and was supplied with water through the cock, p.

From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Robert H. Thurston

In the case of a jet condenser part only of the condensed steam goes back to the boiler, the rest going into the sea through the injection discharge pipe.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

Where a jet condenser is used, either of two plans may be adopted.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various

From the valve chest the melted tallow was carried into the cylinder, and from there probably passed into the jet condenser.

From The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 by Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle

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