"top feed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top feeds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} top feed (plural top feeds)
  1. In locomotive boilers, a feed water check valve placed on the top of the boiler drum. This encourages rapid mixing of the cold feedwater with the hot steam, reducing the risk of thermal shock to the heated parts of the boiler.
    Sense id: en-top_feed-en-noun-I9n4vgvZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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