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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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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 Chapelle, Howard I. (Howard Irving)

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 Rose, Joshua

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

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

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 Thurston, Robert H.

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