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steam drum

steam drum noun: a reservoir of water and steam at the top end of the water tubes in a boiler. It acts as a phase-separator for the steam/water mixture.

Noun

steam drum (plural steam drums)

  1. A reservoir of water and steam at the top end of the water tubes in a boiler. It acts as a phase-separator for the steam/water mixture.

Forms of steam drum

pluralsteam drums

Questions about steam drum

What does steam drum mean?
Steam drum means a reservoir of water and steam at the top end of the water tubes in a boiler. It acts as a phase-separator for the steam/water mixture.
What part of speech is steam drum?
Steam drum is a noun.
What is the plural of steam drum?
The plural of steam drum is steam drums.

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