As I recall, triple expansion marine steam engines produced condensed
liquid output. They had to, because the water was recycled. They have
any amount of cooling water on ships, but not much space for heat
exchanges or radiators.
Actually, I personally don't recall -- they were before my time, and
I have only seen a marine Diesel engine at work, but my father used
to work on one, which nearly killed him a couple of times. When they
built the Smithsonian Museum of Technology, there was one installed
in marine technology department, next to the railroads. He looked at
it and said "gee, that makes me feel old." You are old, thought I.
Then I took my kids many years later, and there in the computer
exhibit, were not one but TWO computers that I had worked with.
Chris Tinsley and Soo Seddon were touring the U.K. National Museum of
Science and Industry one day, when in the computer exhibit section
they came upon a large hard disk. I mean one of these "washing
machine" disk from the '60s or '70s. Chris looked at it and
exclaimed, "Hey, I designed that!" Soo, who does not impress easily,
said "ah, they should probably stuff and mount you in there with it,
with the other relics."
- Jed
