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superheat Definition

super·heat (so̵̅o̅′pər hēt′; for n., so̵̅o̅′pər hēt′)

transitive verb

  1. overheat
  2. to heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without vaporizing it
  3. to heat (steam not in contact with water) beyond its saturation point, so that a drop in temperature will not cause reconversion to water

noun

the number of degrees by which the temperature of superheated steam exceeds the temperature of the steam at its saturation point

superheat Related Forms
su′per·heat′er noun
superheat Usage Examples

Object

  • steam: Hot gases from the furnace will pass to a boiler, which will convert the energy from the gases into superheated steam.
  • boiler: In 1952 her boiler was adapted to take a superheater, which led to all locos receiving a superheated boilers on their next refit.
  • temperature: It should also be noted that higher superheat temperatures would have created lubrication problems.
  • water: Then we go down into the superheated water inside the reactor.
  • gas: As the blast came from the Sun so too did thousands of millions of tons of superheated gas.
  • vapor: The air around us is composed of superheated vapor.