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When vapor comes in contact with the surface of an object kept at a temperature lower than the saturation temperature, it condenses into a liquid with the release of latent heat. The heat transfer accompanied by condensation is called condensation heat transfer. The components that utilize condensation heat transfer include the steam turbine condenser in use for nuclear power plants and the refrigerator condenser.
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Akimoto, H., Anoda, Y., Takase, K., Yoshida, H., Tamai, H. (2016). Condensation Heat Transfer. In: Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics. An Advanced Course in Nuclear Engineering, vol 4. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55603-9_17
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