superheater

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su·per·heat

 (so͞o′pər-hēt′)
tr.v. su·per·heat·ed, su·per·heat·ing, su·per·heats
1. To heat excessively; overheat.
2. To heat (steam or other vapor not in contact with its own liquid) beyond its saturation point at a given pressure.
3. To heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without causing vaporization.
n. (so͞o′pər-hēt′)
1. The amount by which a vapor is superheated.
2. The heat imparted during the process of superheating.

su′per·heat′er n.
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This article discusses the injection of technical water after the steam superheater of the boiler, the aim of which is to activate the free calcium oxide in the core of the OS fly ash and to increase the efficiency of the desulphurisation of the flue gas by it.
During boilers operation, low melting point deposits such as [Na.sub.2]Ox[V.sub.2][O.sub.4]x11[V.sub.2][O.sub.5] (Tm = 535[degrees]C) are formed on the surface of superheater and reheater tubes.
The researchers identify the causes of superheater tube failure, simulate flame propagation from naphtha leaking in a cracking furnace, analyze heat transfer in wire bundles for aerospace vehicles, calculate heat extraction from a solar pond, and monitor the energy efficiency of a flooded roof.
The sunlight and thermal energy collection method adopted in MHPS's CSP system is a proprietary hybrid system combining a low-temperature Fresnel evaporator which collects sunlight while changing the angles of multiple mirror surfaces arranged on a plane, and a tower-type superheater which collects sunlight by heliostats.
While one cannot argue the issue that some of these engines had for the first time in this country a means of increasing the steam temperature, the arrangement could hardly be called a superheater in the accepted sense.
"It is anticipated that today's announcement will bring additional fabrication work to Unit Superheater in Wales with the creation of 20-30 jobs."
However, the steam temperatures employed are lower in America than they are in Germany where temperatures at the superheater exit of 350 to 375[degrees]C (662 to 707[degrees]F] are becoming quite common.
In the superheater and reheater tubes used in the boilers, the hot furnace gas is the source of heat, and thermal energy flows from tube's outside wall toward its centerline.
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