Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1917 — Great Heat Loss on Ocean Ships Is Held Unavoidable. [ARTICLE]

Great Heat Loss on Ocean Ships Is Held Unavoidable.

On all sea-going steamers the steam is condensed by sea water pumped through the surface condensers. This circulating water is then discharged overboard.77ln.the process of condensation the cooling water, taken in at temperatures varying form 32 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit, according to climatic and other conditions, is raised to temperatures varying from 80 to 120 degrees and then discharged. This great loss of heat is practically unavoidable, says the Popular, Science Monthly. Even on comparatively small steamers hundreds of tons of heated water are pumped overboard daily. . This constitutes one of the greatest heat losses in the operation of steam machinery, although sometimes a portion of the war water is used for scrubbing decks and for bath water on passenger ships.