Steam condensation: putting surface tension to work
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Authors
Marto, Paul J.
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1987
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Office of Naval Research
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Since 1765, when James Watt conceived the idea of using a separate surface condenser in a steam
engine, the condenser has become an important component in steam power systems. Heat rejection in
the condenser is vital to a steam power cycle, and condensers are designed to reject heat at the
lowest possible vapor temperature (and therefore pressure) so that a high thermo-dynamic efficiency is achieved. In the last century, the surface condenser has evolved considerably as designers have understood more about the complex heat transfer processes which ocĀcur when steam flows into
a bundle of water-cooled tubes.
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Mechanical Engineering
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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7 p.
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P.J. Marto, "Steam condensation: putting surface tension to work," Naval Research Reviews, v.39, no.1 (1987), pp. 44-50.
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