Steam heating system and condenser therefor

In a steam condenser of the type for use in a steam heating system including:

• a. an airtight housing having top, bottom, side and end walls defining a condensing chamber;
• b. first and second partition means mounted within and extending between the side walls of the condensing chamber, dividing said chamber into first, second and third extending compartments;
• c. opening means formed adjacent the top of the first partition means providing a passage between the first and second compartments;
• d. opening means formed adjacent the bottom of the second partition means providing a passage between the second and third compartments;
• e. individual coil tube means extending into each of the compartments for condensing steam into condensate in said compartments;
• f. steam line means communicating with the third compartment for supplying steam to said compartment for condensing therein, with said steam and condensate being adapted to flow into the second and first compartment through the opening means;
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• g. pump means communicating with the first compartment for maintaining the condenser under a vacuum and for removing condensate from within the first compartment of the condenser, said pump means including a vacuum pump having a vapor delivery pipe communicating with the top portion of the first compartment for removing vapor therefrom;
• in which the vapor delivery pipe has outlets communicating with the third compartment and with the atmosphere;
• in which cooling means condenses the vapor within the delivery pipe into water and air;
• and in which vapor trap means communicates with the vapor delivery pipe and separates the air and water contained therein, with the air being discharged into the atmosphere and the water being discharged into the third compartment through their respective delivery pipe outlets, and in which said vacuum pump forms a vacuum within the condensing chamber during the removal of the vapor therefrom.