dry steam
Britishnoun
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The production also contacted oil rigs in northern Alberta in order to track down specially designed dry steam trucks that would work in colder weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022
Thermoblocks and thermocoils can also produce consistent water temperature and consistent dry steam, permit highly compact espresso machine designs, are more energy-efficient and are less expensive.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
The matriarch of a Hani ethnic group family, she oversees the operation of the family’s tea plantation and packing plant, which still uses age-old methods to pick, roast, dry, steam and pack the precious tea.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2020
Boilers could reach temperatures exceeding 1,050ºF and pressures above 3,200 pounds per square inch, turning water into dry steam.
From Forbes ● Jan. 6, 2013
A. A very moderate level, never allowing it to get so high that moist steam will pass through the cylinders, because for satisfactory service a compound engine should always have dry steam.
From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous
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