surface condenser
- noun
- /ˈsɜrfɪs kənˈdɛnsər/
- Specialized
:
condensador de superficie
- Engineers design surface condensers to ensure steam condenses at low pressures, enhancing plant performance.
Examples
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Both direct contact and surface condensers have been used in direct steam geothermal power plants.
Academic text (1994) -
Environmental concerns and increasing geothermal development led to the use of surface condensers in conjunction with non-condensable gas treatment systems to control the release of hydrogen sulfide, which is one of the many compounds found in geothermal steam.
Academic text (1994) -
His early work on steam surface condensers led to standards used throughout the industry.
Academic text (1998) -
Surface condensers in geothermal service are subject to fouling on both sides of the tubes.
Academic text (1994) -
Manufactures high- and low-pressure feedwater heaters, steam-surface condensers, and shell and tube heat exchangers.
Academic text (1997) -
The power plant uses a surface condenser to efficiently convert steam back to water for reuse.
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In many thermal systems, surface condensers help optimize energy efficiency by converting steam to liquid.
Synonyms
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A device that cools vapor so it becomes liquid
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'surface' modifies 'condenser', so a learner who knows 'surface' (outer/top layer) and 'condenser' (device that cools vapor to liquid) can infer it is a type or design of condenser that works via a surface. While technical details (e.g. operating below atmospheric pressure in power plants) are beyond the words themselves, the core meaning is directly compositional and predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
The noun surface condenser is named for how it works: steam cools on a metal surface and the condenser turns the steam 'back into water'. So the name simply means a machine that 'turns steam into water' to help the power plant work better.