MLchartDataset catalogue

Superheating

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000499

The heating of a vapor, particularly steam, to a temperature much higher than the boiling point at the existing pressure. This is done in some power plants to improve efficiency and to reduce water damage to the turbine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000499
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000499",
  "term": "Superheating",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The heating of a vapor, particularly steam, to a temperature much higher than the boiling point at the existing pressure. This is done in some power plants to improve efficiency and to reduce water damage to the turbine.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/superheating/"
}

Record 499 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.