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PRONUNCIATION OF FEEDWATER

feedwater  [ˈfiːdˌwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEEDWATER

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Feedwater is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEEDWATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

feedwater

Boiler feedwater

Boiler feedwater is water used to supply a boiler to generate steam or hot water. At thermal power stations the feedwater is usually stored, pre-heated and conditioned in a feedwater tank and supplied to the boiler by a boiler feedwater pump.

Definition of feedwater in the English dictionary

The definition of feedwater in the dictionary is water, previously purified to prevent scale deposit or corrosion, that is fed to boilers for steam generation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEEDWATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
Derwentwater
ˈdɜːwəntˌwɔːtə
dishwater
ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
firewater
ˈfaɪəˌwɔːtə
floodwater
ˈflʌdˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
meltwater
ˈmɛltˌwɔːtə
pump-water
ˈpʌmpˌwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
rockwater
ˈrɒkˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
shearwater
ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
Ullswater
ˈʌlzˌwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEEDWATER

feeder
feeder primary school
feeder school
feeder stream
feedhole
feeding
feeding bottle
feeding frenzy
feeding grounds
feeding stuff
feeding stuffs
feeding time
feedingstuff
feedlot
feedpipe
feedstock
feedstuff
feedstuffs
feedthrough
feedyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEEDWATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
head of water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
salt water
surface water
tap water
test the water
underwater
waste water
water

Synonyms and antonyms of feedwater in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «feedwater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEEDWATER

Find out the translation of feedwater to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of feedwater from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feedwater» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

给水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agua de alimentación
570 millions of speakers

English

feedwater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

FEEDWATER
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الماء المغذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

питательной воды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

água de alimentação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

feedwater
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´eau d´alimentation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makanan air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Speisewasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

給水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

급수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Feedwater
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊட்டுநீரின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी पाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

besleme suyu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acqua di alimentazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wody zasilającej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

живильної води
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apa de alimentare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νερό τροφοδοσίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drinkwater
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matarvatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matevann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feedwater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEEDWATER»

The term «feedwater» is regularly used and occupies the 65.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEEDWATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about feedwater

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEEDWATER»

Discover the use of feedwater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feedwater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics
feedwater leaves the heater at 12 MPa and a temperature equal to the saturation temperature at the extraction pressure. Construct suitable plots and discuss. 8.63 A power plant operates on a regenerative vapor power cycle with two ...
Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, 2010
2
Instrumentation Fundamentals for Process Control
A falling measurement on the feedwater flow controller FIC will cause its output to increase, and will make the feedwater valve open even larger to admit more feedwater to the steam drum, to ensure that the amount of steam taken out is ...
Douglas O de Sa, 2001
3
Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition, Volume Two: ...
the feedwater control valve is much smaller and the flow much larger. Due to this drastic variation in service conditions, it is common on large units to split feedwater control into a parallel-piped system with two control valves, one for start-up ...
Bela G. Liptak, 2005
4
Nuclear Engineering Handbook
Primary emergency feedwater tank no. 1 Alternate emergency feedwater supply Emergency feedwater pump no. 1 (steam driven) Outside reactor containment Primary emergency feedwater tank no. 2 Emergency feedwater pump no. 2 ( motor ...
Kenneth D. Kok, 2009
5
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
To overcome this shortcoming, we look for ways to raise the temperature of the liquid leaving the pump (feedwater), before it enters the boiler. One way to accomplish this is to compress the feedwater isentropically to a high temperature, as in ...
E. RATHAKRISHNAN, 2005
6
Combined Heating, Cooling, and Power Handbook
Source: Babcock & Wilcox Feedwater Control Systems Feedwater control regulates the flow of water to the boiler to maintain the level in the drum within the desired limits. The control system will vary with the type and capacity of the boiler and ...
Neil Petchers, 2003
7
Power Plant Engineering
8.4 FEEDWATER HEATERS As discussed in Chapter 2 regenerative feedwater heaters are always used in steam power plants to improve the cycle efficiency. They raise the temperature of the feedwater before it enters the economiser.
P. K. Nag, 2002
8
Advanced Energy Systems
Provided that a,+ i and /ic,i+i are known from the energy balance for the (i + l)th feedwater heater, the mass fraction of steam bled at pi is given by a, = (4.29a) Figure 4.8fc shows a deaerator/feedwater tank with corresponding enthalpies and ...
Nik Khartchenko, Nikolai V. Khartchenko, Vadym M. Kharchenko, 1997
9
Advanced Energy Systems, Second Edition
3.5.3 combination oF closEd-tyPE and oPEn-tyPE FEEdWatEr hEatErs Open- type feedwater heaters are thermodynamically more efficient than closed-type feedwater heaters as the temperature of feedwater leaving the open-type heater is ...
Nikolai V. Khartchenko, Vadym M. Kharchenko, 2013
10
The Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation: Questions and ...
The use of feedwater heaters in the plant cycle allows the efficiency of the unit to be increased by using extraction steam from the turbine to be feed into these heaters to preheat the condensate/feedwater heading toward the boiler. If feedwater ...
M. W. Hubbell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEEDWATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feedwater is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Reliable Silica Monitoring Supports Power Station Efficiency
Silica concentration data is required to demonstrate compliance with the required levels for boiler feedwater and saturated steam. However, the ... «International Environmental Technology, Jul 15»
2
Inspection to Begin at Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station
... to review circumstances surrounding a June 5 reported failure of an auxiliary feedwater valve that controls water flow to the steam generator. «WOWT, Jun 15»
3
Resorts to get SWROs
Seven beach wells, one of which will remain in standby, will provide feedwater, and each of the two-trains will be furnished with three Energy ... «Water Desalination Report, Jun 15»
4
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers expanding its reach
On Dec. 19, the Ontario government announced the new Greenhouse Nutrient Feedwater Regulation under the Nutrient Management Act. The ... «The Produce News, Jun 15»
5
Produced Water: Predicted to Create High-Margin Opportunities for …
... to be in providing flexible solutions to deliver the most cost-effective treatment solution, depending on the feedwater quality and end-use of the treated water. «WaterWorld, Jun 15»
6
Torishima wins power pump contracts in the Dominican Republic …
Torishima has received an order for four high pressure and four low pressure feedwater pumps from Spain's ABENCOR for a PEMEX ... «World Pumps, Jun 15»
7
Cal Am contractor holds patents to desalination technologies …
The patent, which Williams filed for in 2010, is titled "Slant well desalination feedwater supply system and method for constructing same.". «Monterey County Weekly, Jun 15»
8
Siemens hands over first oil-free steam turbine to Vattenfall
It is used as a feedwater pump drive. The first SST-600 steam turbine with magnetic bearings was developed in cooperation with the University ... «Your Oil and Gas News, Jun 15»
9
SpiralGen to Develop Security Hardened Cyber Components for …
The first phase of the project will supply a proof-of-concept implementation of a nuclear power feedwater control subsystem and the first version ... «PR Web, Jun 15»
10
Electrochem desal product launched
For a brackish water application with a feedwater TDS of 2,000 mg/L, the Nexed energy requirements are about 30 percent lower than an RO ... «Water Desalination Report, Jun 15»

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