In this scenario (condenser pressure of 1 psia and boiler pressure of 2,000 psia), the condensate temperature is 69.7 F and the boiler saturation temperature is 636.0 F.

Yet, relatively simple formulas from thermodynamics can explain much about steam generator fundamentals, including condenser heat transfer. Thermodynamics is primarily built around two laws.

Commendably, HVAC designs use many of the strategies for controlled energy transfer that are found in vertebrates. For example, the same principle behind heat exchangers in buildings operates in our ...

A basic HVAC system shows the application of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The compressor adds energy to the refrigerant, and it becomes hot, just the way a hand operated tire pump does. Since the ...