surface condenser
noun
a device condensing steam or vapor by passing it over a cool surface.
Origin of surface condenser
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby surface condenser
Example sentences from the Web for surface condenser
The surface-condenser is cleared by a single-acting air-pump, inside the frame, at T.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |Robert H. ThurstonG G is the condenser, which is invariably a surface-condenser.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |Robert H. Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for surface condenser
surface condenser
noun
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