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Everything about Superheating
Heating a liquid to a temperature above its boiling point without boiling
In thermodynamics, superheating is the phenomenon in which a liquid is heated to a temperature higher than its boiling point, without boiling. This is a so-called metastable state or metastate, where boiling might occur at any time, induced by external or internal effects. Superheating is achieved by heating a homogeneous substance in a clean container, free of nucleation sites, while taking care not to disturb the liquid. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SuperheatingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the latent heat, entrainment ratio, and ejector performance under different superheating degree conditions considering the non-equilibrium condensationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: SteamThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Melting and superheating of crystalline solids: From bulk to nanocrystalsCited 563 times
- Go sideways: Kelvin equationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Flash freezingA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Verb present participle and gerund of superheat
Noun The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially the heating of a liquid above its boiling point.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Melting and superheating of crystalline solids: From bulk to nanocrystals
Heat capacity of water at extremes of supercooling and superheating
Condensation heat transfer in the presence of noncondensables, interfacial resistance, superheating, variable properties, and diffusion
Melting Mechanisms at the Limit of Superheating
Contactless steam generation and superheating under one sun illumination
Peculiarities of Methane Clathrate Hydrate Formation and Solid-State Deformation, Including Possible Superheating of Water Ice
Maximum superheating and undercooling: Systematics, molecular dynamics simulations, and dynamic experiments
Superheating of Linear High-Polymer Polyethylene Crystals
🆕 Influential since 2022
The comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the latent heat, entrainment ratio, and ejector performance under different superheating degree conditions considering the non-equilibrium condensation
Superheating gold beyond the predicted entropy catastrophe threshold
Effect of superheating on microstructure and wear resistance of Al1.8CrCuFeNi2 high-entropy alloy
Superheating of Structure I Gas Hydrates within the Structure II Cyclopentane Hydrate Shell
Acoustic shock wave-induced superheating-assisted dynamic recrystallization – a case study of d -tartaric acid
📚 Books worth reading
SteamBabcock & Wilcox Company. · 1889
Tables and diagrams of the thermal properties of saturated and superheated steamLionel S. Marks · 1909
Steam superheatersBabcock & Wilcox Company. · 1914
Audels Engineers and Mechanics GuideFrank Duncan Graham · 1900- 📕Steam tablesCombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1932
- 📕Containerless liquid-phase processing of ceramic materialsJ. K. Richard Weber · 1996
The application of highly superheated steam to locomotivesRobert Garbe · 1908
A paper on cylinder condensation, steam jackets, compound engines, and superheated steamGeorge Basil Dixwell · 1875
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