as illustrated in fig1 and 2 a dryer drum 10 is provided for heat transfer support of a traveling paper web and has an annular thin shell 9 with end walls 11 and 12 the end walls have axial shafts 13 and 14 which are rotationally mounted in bearings not shown for supporting the drum a rotary steam gland is provided not shown for directing a flow of heated steam into the interior of the drum as indicated by a schematic supply line 15 as heat is transferred from the steam to the drum shell condensate forms and at operating rotational speeds the condensate will form a layer on the inner surface 18 of the shell which may be called rimming and this condensate is removed being pumped out through a removal pipe 16 extending axially from the drum the removal of the condensate from the inner surface of the drum is accomplished through a siphon tube 19 extending radially with its open end adjacent the inner surface 18 of the drum and the tube leads up through an axial connecting pipe within the central axis 20 of the drum to connect to the removal pipe 16 the shaft 20 is arranged to be stationary so as to support the condensate removal tube 19 in a predetermined position generally there will be a plurality of condensate removal tubes such as 19 along the periphery of the inner surface of the drum to maintain a layer of water condensate at a minimum thickness but since there cannot be actual rubbing engagement with the end of the condensate removal tube and the surface of the drum some condensate layer will always remain and this layer will have an insulating effect and reduce the heat transfer.