alt.energy.renewable

"Himpg" < @ > wrote in message
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> My main concern is that without a remarkable cooling/recovery system
> for used stream ... water might become a "consumeable" at many kg/
> hour ... maybe 30 or 70 liters/hour.

If you think recovering the water is the major reason for the condenser,
then you still have a lot to learn about the Rankine cycle. Without a
condenser, the efficiency of a steam engine drops right into the toilet.

Vaughn