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Steam has a minimum temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius, because those are the temperature at which water boils under normal pressure. Once steam goes below those temperatures it turns back into water. Steam can be heated above those temperatures under certain conditions and is then called superheated steam.
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In order for a high temperature boiler or steam engine to produce superheated steam?
In order for a high temperature boiler or steam engine to produce superheated water, or steam?
What might you see and what could happen if steam seal on a steam turbine temperature is incorrect?
Of steam seal on a steam turbine temperature in incorrect could cause damage. This could cause it not to work right.
At what temperature does steam turn into a plasma?
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What is the difference between saturated steam and Superheated steam?
Saturated steam occurs when steam and water are in equilibrium. If you have a closed container of water and heat it, above 100 celsius the steam pressure will start to rise, and as the temperature continues to rise, the pressure will go on rising. What is happening is that steam is being evolved to match the temperature (steam tables will give this relation) and the steam conditions are said to be saturated because if the pressure is raised by external means, some of the steam will start to condense back to water.If the steam pressure is held at a lower level than that achieved at saturation, by taking steam off to feed a turbine or other steam usage, there is effectively an excess temperature for that pressure, and the steam is said to be superheated. It in fact then becomes dry, and behaves as a gas. The amount of superheat can be quantified as so many degrees of superheat (celsius or fahrenheit).Turbine designers want steam to be superheated before reaching the turbine, to avoid condensation causing blade erosion, and steam producing boilers in power plants are designed to produce superheated steam. In plants where no turbines are used, only satured steam is normally generated.In heating applications, saturated steam is preferable, because it has a better energy exchange capacity. Superheated steam must cool down, and become saturated steam, before condensing in a heat exchanger. Also, superheated steam is a thermal insulator, like air.That is why it is necessary to direct superheated steam through a desuperheater before using the steam in heating applications.
A condensates return temperature of 210degrees indicates normal operation excessive steam pressure defective trap or wet steam?
A condensates return temperature of 210 degrees indicates excessive steam pressure.
What do you call the temperature that water turns into steam?
It is called boiling point.
What temperature steam will kill viruses?
Well . . . steam only has one temperature: 212 degrees F. (at sea level). Remember, steam is an invisible gas. The part you can see and may call "steam" is actually thousands of tiny water droplets.
What is the difference between dry steam and wet steam to clean?
DRY steam is superheated There is a temperature below which steam will start to condense into water droplets. This is called the saturation temperature, and it varies with the pressure of the steam. Steam that is exactly at its saturation temperature is called saturated steam. Steam that is below its saturation temperature contains droplets of moisture and is called wet steam. Steam that is above its saturation temperature is called superheated steam.
What is the temperature of steam in a closed heat pipe before it condensed and turned back into water?
That would depend on the pressure as there is something called pressure /temperature relationship @ 1 PSI the steam is 212 deg That would depend on the pressure as there is something called pressure /temperature relationship @ 1 PSI the steam is 212 deg
In order for a high temperature boiler or steam engine to produce superheated steam?
In order for a high temperature boiler or steam engine to produce superheated water, or steam?
What is a desuperheater?
HiSuperheated steam is steam that is at a temperature higher than the saturation temperature for the steam pressure. For example, steam at a pressure of 3 bar g has a saturation temperature of 143.762°C. If further heat were to be added to this steam and the pressure remained at 3 bar g, it would become superheated.So, desuperheating is the process by which superheated steam is restored to its saturated state, or the superheat temperature is reduced.The idea behind desuperheating is that saturated steam has a better energy exchange capacity (U coefficient) than superheated steam.Superheated steam must cool down before condensing, therefore it is less efficient than saturated steam in appliances such as heat exchangers.Also, superheated steam is a thermal insulator, just like air.
May steam be used for cooling?
Depends on the temperature of the thing you want to cool down. If it's warmer than the steam, then steam will cool it to the temperature of the steam. If it's already cooler than the steam, then steam can't cool it.
A condensates return temperature indicates normal operation excessive steam defective trap or wet steam?
A condensates return temperature indicates excessive steam.
What has the same temperature as the condensation point of steam?
vaporization point of steam
What might you see and what could happen if steam seal on a steam turbine temperature is incorrect?
Of steam seal on a steam turbine temperature in incorrect could cause damage. This could cause it not to work right.
What is saturation temperature of steam?
Saturation temperature of steam is the Temperature at whihc any addition of heat does not increase the temperature of the water but produces steam.It depends upon the pressue and for every pressure there is a saturation temperature.
What is the usual temperature of steam?
Anything greater than or equal to 212F (100C). Superheated steam used in steam locomotives, steam turbines in power plants, etc. can be any temperature from 500F to 2000F depending on the design of the system.Note: if you can see the "steam" it is not steam. What you see are tiny droplets of liquid water that have condensed from the steam and is probably exactly at 212F (100C) because it is in thermal equilibrium with the invisible steam at the same temperature.
