wet steam

British  

noun

1. steam, usually low-pressure, that contains water droplets in suspension

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wet steam

The waste liquors are boiled with wet steam and the oil skimmed from the surface, after which the liquors are run out through an oil trap.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen

A. Insufficient water supply due to tank valve partly closed, strainer stopped up or tank hose kinked, injector tubes out of line, limed up, or delivery tube cut, or wet steam from the throttle.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

Wood that has once been dried may again be swelled to nearly if not fully its original size, by being soaked in water or subjected to wet steam.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

Gusts of bad air rose in a choking smother; Smoke, the wet steam of clothes, the stench of plush, Powder, cheap perfume, mingled in a rush.

From Young Adventure, a Book of Poems by Stephen Vincent Benét

The steam in the jacket should be as dry as possible, so that all wet steam admitted during the live steam period may be evaporated by the heat received from the steam in the jacket.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose