Hypernym

noun

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

Part_meronym

noun

sealed vessel where water is converted to steam

noun

external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder

superheater 1

noundomain: artefact

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English

Definition

a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used in steam engines or in processes, such as steam reforming.

Examples

1.Without careful maintenance superheaters are prone to a particular type of hazardous failure in the tube bursting at the U-shaped turns in the superheater tube.

Part_holonym

noun

sealed vessel where water is converted to steam

noun

external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder

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