The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Superheated Steam

Engineering

Steam which has an excess of heat. This excess may be parted with and cause no condensation. If the corresponding temperature for any pressure be increased by say 10 degrees, that 10 degrees is the amount of superheating, and may be lost again with condensation.

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