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An atmospheric condenser operates naturally at atmospheric pressure (1.013bar).

A vacuum condenser operates at pressures below atmospheric and will use some sort of pump to provide a vacuum.

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If you are talking about a condenser attached to a steam turbine, then a vacuum is important because it extends the usefulness of the steam in the turbine. As you probably know, steam begins to condense back into water at 212 deg at atmospheric pressure. However, in a vacuum condition, the boiling and condensing temperature is lower. Because the condenser is under a vacuum, steam exits the turbine and enters the condenser around 130 deg. This results in more power (mega watts).


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