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See also:STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, See also:smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown) , See also:water-vapour . Dry See also:steam is steam See also:free from mechanically mixed water particles; wet steam, on the other See also:hand, contains water particles in suspension . Saturated steam is steam in contact with liquid water at a temperature which is the boiling point of the water and condensing point of the steam; superheated steam is steam out of contact with water heated above this temperature . For theoretical considerations see See also:VAPORIZATION, and for the most important application see STEAM See also:ENGINE; also WATER . |
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