Superheater
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Superheater is a noun meaning A component of a boiler system that heats the steam above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in the case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency.
Meaning
A component of a boiler system that heats the steam above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in the case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency.
Example Sentences
In addition to all this, the fluidity of the steam itself was much increased by high superheat, usually achieved by means of the Houlet superheater. […] When the engine is working hard, the temperature of the steam is usually raised by the superheater to about 750° F.
Word Forms
- superheaters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include desuperheater, steam, heating, boiler, calorifier, thermocompressor.
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