turbine condenser

  • 1Condenser — may refer to: Condenser (heat transfer), a device or unit used to condense vapor into liquid. More specific articles on some types include: Air coil used in HVAC refrigeration systems Condenser (laboratory), a range of laboratory glassware used… …

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  • 2Turbine — Tur bine, n. [L. turbo, inis, that which spins or whirls round, whirl.] 1. A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or reaction …

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  • 3turbine wheel — Turbine Tur bine, n. [L. turbo, inis, that which spins or whirls round, whirl.] 1. A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or… …

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  • 4turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …

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  • 5Condenser (heat transfer) — For other Condensers not involving heat transfer, see Condenser (disambiguation). In systems involving heat transfer, a condenser is a device or unit used to condense a substance from its gaseous to its liquid state, typically by cooling it. In… …

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  • 6Turbine éolienne — Éolienne Pour les articles homonymes, voir Éolienne (homonymie). Une éolienne est un dispositif qui utilise la force motrice du vent. Cette force peut être utilisée mécaniquement (dans le ca …

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  • 7Condenser cooling water —   A source of water external to a boiler s feed system is passed through the steam leaving the turbine in order to cool and condense the steam. This reduces the steam s exit pressure and recaptures its heat, which is then used to preheat fluid… …

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  • 8de Laval turbine — Turbine Tur bine, n. [L. turbo, inis, that which spins or whirls round, whirl.] 1. A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or… …

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  • 9Surface condenser — A surface condenser is a commonly used term for a water cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed on the exhaust steam from a steam turbine in thermal power stations.[1][2][3] These condensers are heat exchangers which convert steam from its …

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  • 10Steam turbine locomotive — A steam turbine locomotive is a steam locomotive which transmits steam power to the wheels via a steam turbine. Numerous attempts at this type of locomotive were made, mostly without success. In the 1930s this type of locomotive was seen as a way …

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