Steam condenser is needed in steam turbine power plants to achieve very low exhaust temperatures, which maximizes thermodynamic efficiency. A condenser uses a vacuum and cooling water to condense steam into water after it expands through the turbine. This allows the steam to exhaust at pressures as low as 0.01 bar, corresponding to temperatures around 7 degrees C, much lower than the 100 degrees C that would occur at atmospheric pressure. Introducing a condenser allows the power plant to maintain a high temperature during heat addition in the boiler and a very low temperature during heat rejection, optimizing the Carnot cycle.