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Definition of Superheater
1. n. An apparatus for superheating steam.
Definition of Superheater
1. Noun. A component of a boiler system that heats the steam produced above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superheater
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superheater
Literary usage of Superheater
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Proceedings (1916)
"Keeping superheater tubes free frotn cinders and clinkers, of course, ... It is
very important that superheater tubes be inspected before each trip. ..."
2. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"As ordinarily installed the indirectly fired superheater is subject the fluctuating
temperatures of the furnace so that forcing the boil has a similar ..."
3. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1904)
"Pressure of steam furnished to superheater in pounds per square inch above ...
Steam entering the superheater 365.6 6. Steam leaving the superheater 8O9 . ..."
4. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1914)
"There are several types of the Fire Tube superheater now in use which differ ...
2 it will be seen that the superheater proper consists of a number of ..."
5. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank Ward Sterling (1920)
"F.), and a much smaller amount of superheating surface is needed to give the
desired amount of superheat than if the superheater is placed in the uptake and ..."
6. Steam Boilers by Edward Marvin Shealy (1912)
"Arrangement for flooding the superheater is made by a pipe and valves on the ...
The same connection to the lower drum allows the superheater to be drained. ..."
7. Convention by Convention, National Electric Light Association (1919)
"Then another point is the question of properly cleaning the superheater; and in
that connection I think the superheater should be considered as a good ..."
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