surface condenser

American  

noun

1. a device condensing steam or vapor by passing it over a cool surface.

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surface condenser British  

noun

1. a steam condenser usually associated with a steam turbine in which the steam is condensed on the surface of tubes through which water is passed Compare jet condenser

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Etymology

Origin of surface condenser

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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surface condenser

In a general sense, fresh water is obtained from sea water by simply generating steam from the sea water, passing the said steam through a surface condenser, and filtering the resulting water.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 by Various

The surface condenser remains as it was ten years ago, with scarcely a detail altered.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various

The water in the hot well of a surface condenser is usually kept at a temperature of about 100° Fahrenheit.

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

A surface condenser was attached to the boiler’s steam outlet, the condensed steam being weighed as a check on the feed-water measurements.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.

It is all but impossible to derive benefit from the vacuum, as any form of surface condenser here is impossible, and there can be no return of the hot soft water to the boilers.

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert