Surface 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 … Wikipedia
Surface weather observation — Surface weather observations are the fundamental data used for safety as well as climatological reasons to forecast weather and issue warnings worldwide. [Office of the Federal Coordinator of Meteorology. [http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh 1/pdf/B CH2.pdf… … Wikipedia
Surface condenser — Condenser Con*dens er, n. 1. One who, or that which, condenses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physic) (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Air-cooled engine — Air cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over hot parts of the engine to cool them.IntroductionMost modern internal combustion engines are cooled by a closed circuit carrying liquid coolant through channels in the engine block,… … Wikipedia
transpiration-cooled blades — A form of film cooling in which blades are cooled by transpiration. Transpiration is the process by which a body having a porous surface is cooled by the forced flow of coolant fluid through the surface from the interior. The cool air passes… … Aviation dictionary
Solid surface — is a man made material usually composed of marble dust, bauxite, acrylic or polyester resins and pigments. It is most frequently used for seamless countertop installations. Contents 1 Performance characteristics 2 Availability … Wikipedia
film-cooled blades — Turbine blades cooled by convection by passing a film of cool air over parts of the blade surface. Normally, only leading and trailing edges of turbine blades are cooled … Aviation dictionary
Air-cooled — Air cooling Air cooling In devices generating heat, such as gasoline engine motor vehicles, the cooling of the device by increasing its radiating surface by means of ribs or radiators, and placing it so that it is exposed to a current of air. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heat exchanger — An interchangeable plate heat exchanger Tubular heat exchan … Wikipedia
Thermal power station — Republika Power Plant, a thermal power station in Pernik, Bulgaria … Wikipedia
Sublimation apparatus — is a piece of laboratory glassware used in the technique of sublimation usually used by chemists to purify compounds. Typically a solid is placed in a vessel which is then heated under vacuum. Under this reduced pressure the solid volatilizes and … Wikipedia