Priming (steam engine) — Priming (foaming in North America) is a condition in the boiler of a steam engine in which water is carried over into the steam delivery. It may be caused by impurities in the water, which foams up as it boils, or simply too high a water level.… … Wikipedia
Priming — Prim ing, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Priming of the tide — Priming Prim ing, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Priming tube — Priming Prim ing, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Priming valve — Priming Prim ing, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Priming wire — Priming Prim ing, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Priming — may refer to:* Priming (psychology), a manifestation of implicit memory * Priming , also known as Agenda setting theory, the process of bringing certain content to the foreground in the media * Priming (agriculture), a form of seed planting… … Wikipedia
Boiler feedwater — is water used to supply ( feed ) a boiler to generate steam or hot water. At thermal power stations the feedwater is usually stored, pre heated and conditioned in a feedwater tank and forwarded into the boiler by a boiler feedwater pump.The water … Wikipedia
Boiler — For the Limp Bizkit song, see Boiler (song). A portable boiler (preserved, Poland) … Wikipedia
Glossary of boiler terminology — Boilers for generating steam or hot water have been designed in countless different shapes, sizes and configurations. An extensive terminology has evolved to describe their common features. This glossary provides definitions for these terms.… … Wikipedia
Flued boiler — Trevithick s engine of 1806 is built around an early example of a flued boiler (specifically, a return flue type) A shell or flued boiler is an early, and relatively simple, form of boiler used to make steam, usually for the purpose of driving a… … Wikipedia