| 单词 | condenser-gauge |
| 释义 | > as lemmascondenser-gauge b. Steam Engine. A chamber in a steam-engine in which the steam is condensed into water on leaving the cylinder, either by injection of cold water, or by exposure to a chilled surface ( surface condenser). Also in combination as condenser-gauge. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > condensers condenser1769 surface condenser1843 tube-condenser1877 pickle pot1903 1769 Watt Brit. Patent 913 2 These vessels I call condensers. 1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 93 Watt..contrived the separate condenser for his steam-engine, by which heat once saved three-fourths of the fuel formerly used. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 607/2 The surface-condenser has a series of flat chambers or tubes..in which the steam is cooled by a body of water surrounding the tubes. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 609/1 Condenser-gage, a tube of glass, thirty-two inches long,..the upper end..fixed to the condenser, the lower end dipping into mercury..to ascertain the degree of exhaustion in the steam-condenser. < as lemmas |
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