wet steam

British  

noun

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

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wet steam

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

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 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

The tank is further equipped with a wet steam coil and a coil arranged to allow thorough air agitation, both coils being of lead.

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

This is done by retaining the moisture first vaporized about the wood, by means of wet steam.

From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes

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