Superheating — 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 … Wikipedia
Superheating — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superheating — noun The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially to heat a liquid above its boiling point … Wiktionary
su|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) … Useful english dictionary
теплота перегрева (пара) — — [А.С.Гольдберг. Англо русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.] Тематики энергетика в целом EN heat of superheatsuperheating heat … Справочник технического переводчика
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Rankine cycle — The Rankine cycle is a thermodynamic cycle which converts heat into work. The heat is supplied externally to a closed loop, which usually uses water as the working fluid. This cycle generates about 80% of all electric power used throughout the… … Wikipedia
Phase transition — This diagram shows the nomenclature for the different phase transitions. A phase transition is the transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase or state of matter to another. A phase of a thermodynamic system and the states of matter… … Wikipedia
Boiling point — This article is about the boiling point of liquids. For other uses, see Boiling point (disambiguation). The boiling point of an element or a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the environmental pressure… … Wikipedia