cascade system


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cascade system

[ka′skād ‚sis·təm]
(mechanical engineering)
A combination of two or more refrigeration systems connected in series to produce extremely low temperatures, with the evaporator of one machine used to cool the condenser of another.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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