Word: vaporizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...water is pumped out of the bottom of the pond and funneled into the coiled tubes of a heat exchanger, or evaporator, which is surrounded by a low-boiling-point liquid similar to that used in refrigerators. The water's heat turns the liquid into a pressurized vapor, which is directed against the blades of a turbine designed to operate on such low-temperature gases. As the turbine spins, it drives an alternator, which produces an electric current. Completing the cycle, the vapor passes into another heat exchanger, or condenser, where it is rechilled (with the cooler water from...
...eyes, page-boy haircut, and lithe figure mask the passionate intensity and determination concealed inside. Her walls display pin-ups of favorite sports heroes, including Celtics star Dave Cowens--she taught at his basketball camp last summer. A favorite quotation by O.J. Simpson hangs near-by: "Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident; the only thing that endures is character...