Examining the condenser, the condenser channels are horizontal pipes in a vertical array. It _appears_ as though each of 7 channels does one round-trip, returning on the pipe just below. One channel would look like:
_______________________ Inflowing vapor (_______________________ Outflowing liquid _______________________ Inflowing vapor (_______________________ Outflowing liquid _______________________ Inflowing vapor (_______________________ Outflowing liquid _______________________ Inflowing vapor (_______________________ Outflowing liquid _______________________ Inflowing vapor (_______________________ Outflowing liquid _______________________ Inflowing vapor (_______________________ Outflowing liquid _______________________ Inflowing vapor (_______________________ Outflowing liquid So the steam feeder and water collector pipes must be vertical. But this creates a problem on the water collection side: What is the water level in the vertical collector pipe and how is it to not interfere with the entry of steam at that level?
