Steam condensation: putting surface tension to work

Marto, Paul J.

dc.contributor.author	Marto, Paul J.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-10T17:17:11Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-10T17:17:11Z
dc.date.issued	1987
dc.identifier.citation	P.J. Marto, "Steam condensation: putting surface tension to work," Naval Research Reviews, v.39, no.1 (1987), pp. 44-50.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10945/55471
dc.description.abstract	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 occur when steam flows into a bundle of water-cooled tubes.	en_US
dc.format.extent	7 p.	en_US
dc.publisher	Office of Naval Research	en_US
dc.rights	This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.	en_US
dc.title	Steam condensation: putting surface tension to work	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.contributor.corporate	Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Mechanical Engineering	en_US