Steam-powered outboard conformal cooling system

A steam-powered outboard conformal cooling system, comprising a steam turbine, a cooler and a conformal heat exchanger, wherein:

• the steam turbine is connected with the cooler through a steam pipe;
• the conformal heat exchanger comprises a casing, a lower cap located at a bottom of the casing, an upper cap located at a top of the casing, and multiple heat exchange tubes located within the casing, wherein the casing comprises an outer shell plate provided outside a hull plate, the outer shell plate and the hull plate define a seawater heat exchange chamber;
• the upper cap has a cooling water intake chamber, the lower cap has a cooling water discharge chamber, a first end of each of the heat exchange tubes is communicated with the cooling water intake chamber, a second end of the each of the heat exchange tubes is communicated with the cooling water discharge chamber, the cooling water intake chamber is communicated with the cooler through a water intake pipe, the cooling water discharge chamber is communicated with the cooler through a water discharge pipe;
• a seawater entrance is provided on the outer shell plate near the lower cap, a seawater entrance grille is provided at the seawater entrance, a seawater exit is provided on the outer shell plate near the upper cap, a seawater exit grille is provided at the seawater exit.