Steam condensing apparatus
US4524728A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28B1/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for condensing steam is disclosed herein. This apparatus includes a group of individually removable modules, each of which uses a series of spaced-apart confronting plates to define passageways for the steam to be condensed and ammonia which serves as the condensing medium. As the steam moves in one direction through designated passageways, liquid ammonia moves in the opposite direction in other designated passageways. The liquid ammonia causes the steam to condense which, in turn, causes the liquid ammonia to be reduced to a vapor which itself is condensed at a remote location for repeating the process.
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