What Is A Reflux Condenser?

Before understanding what a reflux condenser is, let us understand the meaning of condenser.  A condenser is an apparatus that transforms vapour into liquid.  Thus a reflux condenser is a condenser in which vapour over a boiling liquid is condensed and then filled back into the vessel to prevent its contents from getting hot. The reflux condenser is mostly used in the field of chemical engineering.

A reflux condenser is in fact made up of two condensers, the first one being the reflux condenser, which distils the liquid by removing impurities and water from the vapour before the vapour moves on to the second condenser where it is cooled.  To know more about reflux condenser, go to www.parrinst.comdefault.cfm?page_id=222

A condenser has the purpose of transforming water vapours in to liquid form, mechanically. It can be difficult to isolate water to go change its form even though it is one of the most versatile liquids available on earth. A condenser dehumidifies the air by absorbing the water vapours using absorbent material such as silica gel or activated alumina. It can also do so by the means of tube convection. A reflex condenser uses a single vacuum tube and amplifies 2 different frequencies at one time. This process itself is called reflexing. The two frequencies are radio frequency which is the high frequency and the other is the audio frequency which is the low frequency.

It turns vapor back to liquid