steam-jet cycle

steam-jet cycle

[′stēm ¦jet ‚sī·kəl]
(mechanical engineering)
A refrigeration cycle in which water is used as the refrigerant; high-velocity steam jets provide a high vacuum in the evaporator, causing the water to boil at low temperature and at the same time compressing the flashed vapor up to the condenser pressure level.
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