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Meaning of "superheater" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERHEATER

superheater  [ˌsuːpəˈhiːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERHEATER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Superheater is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SUPERHEATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

superheater

Superheater

A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used in steam engines or in processes, such as steam reforming. There are three types of superheaters namely: radiant, convection, and separately fired. A superheater can vary in size from a few tens of feet to several hundred feet.

Definition of superheater in the English dictionary

The definition of superheater in the dictionary is an apparatus used to heat steam to a temperature above its saturation point for a given pressure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERHEATER


akita
əˈkiːtə
beta
ˈbiːtə
eater
ˈiːtə
eta
ˈiːtə
heater
ˈhiːtə
liter
ˈliːtə
Lolita
ˌlɒˈliːtə
margarita
ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə
meter
ˈmiːtə
partita
pɑːˈtiːtə
peter
ˈpiːtə
preheater
priːˈhiːtə
reheater
ˌriːˈhiːtə
schechita
ʃeˈhiːtə
schechitah
ʃɛˈhiːtə
shehita
ʃɛˈhiːtə
shehitah
ʃɛˈhiːtə
tweeter
ˈtwiːtə
vita
ˈviːtə
zeta
ˈziːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERHEATER

superharden
superheat
superheavy
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superhero
superhet
superheterodyne receiver
superhigh
superhigh frequency
superhighway
superhit
superhive
superhot
superhuman
superhumanise
superhumanity
superhumanize

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERHEATER

beater
beefeater
cheater
defeater
eggbeater
fire-eater
four-seater
Greater
immersion heater
in hot water
meat-eater
movie theater
night storage heater
radiant heater
repeater
sweater
theater
treater
two-seater
water heater
windcheater

Synonyms and antonyms of superheater in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «superheater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERHEATER

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

Translator English - Chinese

过热器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrecalentador
570 millions of speakers

English

superheater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

superheater
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحماة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пароперегреватель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superheater
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

superheater
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surchauffeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Superheater
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hitzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過熱器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Superheater
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nồi nấu hơi quá độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

superheater
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुपरहेटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızdırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

surriscaldatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przegrzewacz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пароперегреватель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supraîncălzitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερθερμαντήρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stro omver hitter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överhettare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overheteren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of superheater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERHEATER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERHEATER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERHEATER»

Discover the use of superheater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to superheater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boiler Operator's Handbook
SUPERHEATING The recent deregulation of electricity has resulted in more superheated steam boilers to permit plants to generate electric power so you better know the important requirements of superheater operation. The first and foremost ...
Kenneth E. Heselton, 2005
2
Springer Handbook of Mechanical Engineering
A superheater is utilized to remove the moisture content in the steam by raising the temperature while keeping the pressure constant. Steam that undergoes this process is referred to as superheated steam. Superheating improves the turbine  ...
Karl-Heinrich Grote, Erik K. Antonsson, 2009
3
Pow Plant Engg
The economiser is generally placed between the convective superheater and the air preheater. SUPERHEATERS The superheater is a heat exchanger in which heat is transferred to the saturated steam to increase its temperature. It raises the  ...
P. K. Nag, 2008
4
Boilers, Evaporators, and Condensers
The boiler element that superheats the saturated steam to the desired superheat steam temperature by absorbing heat from the flue gas is called the superheater. A reheater is installed in the utility boiler of a reheat cycle to further increase the ...
Sadik Kakaç, 1991
5
Basics of Boiler and HRSG Design
Superheater circuits are sometimes embedded within the upper waterwall tubes, and quite often superheater and reheater loops are located further along in the backpass of the boiler, just ahead of the economizer and air heater. Superheaters ...
Brad Buecker, 2002
6
Solutions To Boiler and Cooling Water Problems
Boiler Superheater Tube Failure Superheaters are not as forgiving of operating engineering errors as boiler tubes are. High temperatures are involved, and heat transfer to saturated steam is not nearly as rapid as to boiler water. Operator error  ...
C. D. Schroeder, 1990
7
High-Temperature Corrosion and Materials Applications
13.18. 13.3.5 Superheater Tube Corrosion As the combustion flue gas rises to the upper furnace, black liquor droplets entrained in the flue gas stream as carryover particles can potentially contribute to the deposits on superheater platens.
George Y. Lai, 2007
8
Basic Mechanical Engineering
Non portable superheater It is the superheater without the separate furnace. Over deck superheater The over deck superheater is one which is placed in the space over the water tubes. Inter-deck superheater If the superheater is placed ...
Mohan Sen, 2006
9
Marine Boilers
43 Alternative superheater positions in header boilers Superheater Superheater For low superheat conditions the superheater is placed above the return tubes, at the top of the first gas pass. For higher steam temperatures it is placed in an ...
G. T. H. Flanagan, 1990
10
Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Failure of Carbon Steel Superheater Tubes Joseph P. Ribble, Betz Laboratories, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas Two superheater tubes from a 6.2 MPa (900 psig) boiler failed in service because of creep rupture. One tube was carbon steel and  ...
Khlefa Alarbe Esaklul, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERHEATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term superheater is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Foster Wheeler Wins EPCm Contract from Sasol Petroleum
The contract requires the company to provide EPCm services for Sasol's electrical expansion and fuel gas superheater project at its Temane gas processing ... «Zacks.com, Sep 14»
2
Foster Wheeler Awarded EPCm Contract by Sasol for Electrical …
... Petroleum Temane Limitada (“Sasol”) for an Electrical Expansion and Fuel Gas Superheater Project at Sasol's Temane gas processing facility in Mozambique. «Business Wire, Sep 14»
3
Boiler contaminants: jeopardising power plant operation
Measuring the purity of the steam and comparing it to the measurements taken from the saturated steam before the superheater and condensate stages, ... «Control Engineering Website, Aug 14»
4
Govt awards contracts worth $700000
Metso Minerals Industries was awarded $194,000 for a bulky shear rebuild, while ICE AG was awarded $94,038 to replace superheater drain lines at the facility. «Royal Gazette, Apr 14»
5
SP 4449 readied for another 15 years of service
Of the boiler's 198 3.5-inch superheater flues, 90 were removed, along with many of the smaller, two-inch fire tubes. The flues contain boiler-length, U-shaped ... «RailwayAge Magazine, Apr 14»
6
City's nuclear age lasted only a year
Pathfinder's reactor was designed by tractor maker Allis-Chalmers, with a nuclear-powered superheater, a mechanism used to produce saturated steam, making ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Mar 14»
7
Practical Considerations for Converting Industrial Coal Boilers to …
If the boiler has superheater tubes in the radiant area, the distance from the grate to the lowest part of the superheater tubes is also critical to the design. «POWER magazine, Feb 14»
8
Oryx GTL runs close to capacity
... more specifically due to what Sasol officials described at the time as problems with a superheater on the unit. Full-scale operations eventually began in 2007. «MEED, Dec 13»
9
Practical Considerations for Converting Boilers to Burn Gas
... and composition affect the velocities and heat absorption within the furnace, superheater, and economizer sections and thus steam flow and temperature. «POWER magazine, Sep 13»
10
Pipeline Rupture, Fires Vex Ivanpah Solar Crews
An inspection found a ruptured superheater tube in the auxiliary boiler, the result of a manufacturing flaw. Repairs are being made to the super heater section of ... «KCET, Jul 13»

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