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Not a hydrologist, but I'd lay money on the fact that steam is mostly air, and ice is mostly water.

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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?


Which type of steam is imparted on the blades of turbine?

Superheated steam.


What happens when superheated steam pressure is reduced?

steam quality increase


How much energy is used per kilogram of steam?

That would depend on if the steam is superheated dry steam or not and if superheated dry steam its temperature. It should be possible to google "boiler equations" or "boiler design" to get details.


Is steam superheated water?

No, steam is not superheated water. Steam is the gaseous form of water that is created when water is heated to its boiling point and vaporizes. Superheated water is water that has been heated beyond its boiling point and exists in a state where it is hotter than its boiling point.


Which is better wet steam or dry steam?

If by dry steam you mean superheated steam then dry steam because it has a higher calorific value


Is superheated steam suitable for air heaters instead of saturated steam?

No, superheated steam gives off little energy. Most of the heat given off by steam is the latent heat of condensation as it undergoes a phase change from vapor to liquid. Superheated steam could first be "desuperheated" by adding water until it reaches the saturation point, then used for heat transfer processes.


Why saturated steam is used in exchangers frequently rather then superheated?

The heat transfer coefficient of superheated steam is poor. Saturated steam has a better heat transfer coefficient, and also most of the heat transferred from steam occurs because of the condensation phase change.


Why is superheated steam used in power plant?

because if the steam is not superheated the remaining water droplets reduce efficiency and can cause corrosion and pitting. +++ Nearly! Saturated steam, as non-superheated steam is called, is really only steam at the pressure and temperature in the boiler. Once it starts to expand as a gas in doing its work, the pressure and temperature fall and condensation will set in, leaving less and less useful water-vapour to act as a gas. Hence, as you say, the efficiency falls.


What happen if you heat steam?

If you heat steam under pressure you get "superheated steam" under higher than original pressure


How do you make superheated steam?

Superheated steam is created by heating saturated steam beyond its boiling point at a given pressure. This is typically done in a superheater, where saturated steam from a boiler is passed through a heat exchanger, often using hot gases or additional heat sources. The process increases the steam's temperature while maintaining its pressure, resulting in superheated steam, which is more efficient for driving turbines or for certain industrial applications.


What is the meaning of super heat?

Superheated steam is steam at a temperature higher than water's boiling point