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WHEN a very thin layer of a hydrophobic material is deposited upon a steam condenser tube, ‘dropwise’ rather than the more usual ‘filmwise’ condensation of the steam occurs; and, owing to the elimination of the poorly conducting water film, the rate of heat transfer and therefore the rate of condensation is considerably increased. The capacity of a steam condenser of given size treated in this manner would be much greater than that of an uncoated condenser.
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BOND, R., HOLLAND, R., SMITH, G. et al. Coal Extracts as Promoters of Dropwise Condensation of Steam. Nature 178, 431 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178431a0
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