superheating steam
1Superheating — See superheater for the device used in steam engines. In physics, superheating (sometimes referred to as boiling retardation, or boiling delay) is the phenomenon in which a liquid is heated to a temperature higher than its standard boiling point …
2Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …
3Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …
4Superheating — Superheat Su per*heat , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superheated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superheating}.] 1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven. [1913 Webster] 2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it… …
5Boiler (steam generator) — Contents 1 Steam generator (component of prime mover) 2 Boiler types 2.1 Haycock and wagon top boilers …
6Superheated steam — is steam at a temperature higher than its saturation temperature. If saturated steam is heated at constant pressure, its temperature will rise, producing superheated steam. This may occur in a boiler/autoclave if saturated steam is exposed to a… …
7Superheater — Su per*heat er, n. (Steam Engine) An apparatus for superheating steam. [1913 Webster] …
8su|per|heat|er — «SOO puhr HEE tuhr», noun. a device for superheating steam: »Only 151,000 kilowatts will come from nuclear heat and the remainder from an oil fired superheater (Wall Street Journal) …
9Compound locomotive — For the principles and other applications of the compound steam engine, see compound engine. De Glehn redirects here. For people and places named Glehn, de Glehn or von Glehn, see Glehn. A compound locomotive is a steam locomotive or engine unit… …
10LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 — Disambiguation: LNER Class A1, LNER Thompson Class A1/1, LNER Peppercorn Class A1 LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3[ …
