"superheater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superheaters [plural]
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  1. A component of a boiler system that heats the steam above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in the case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency. Derived forms: desuperheater Translations (component of boiler system): tulistin (Finnish), overheter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), przegrzewacz [masculine] (Polish)

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