Advertisement
Advertisement
steam jacket
noun
- a casing, as on the cylinder of a steam engine, filled with live steam to keep the interior hot.
steam jacket
noun
- engineering a jacket containing steam that surrounds and heats a cylinder
Discover More
Other Words From
- steam-jacket·ed adjective
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of steam jacket1
First recorded in 1830–40
Discover More
Example Sentences
It is provided with a steam jacket; and the two ports are 45 millimeters in width by 200 in length.
From Project Gutenberg
The wood is inclosed, in a tank kept hot by a steam jacket which surrounds it, as shown.
From Project Gutenberg
The processes employed are very simple, the fresh milk being put into a great copper tank with a steam jacket.
From Project Gutenberg
The working cylinder is in the form of a liner to the cylinder, thus forming the steam jacket, with a view to future renewal.
From Project Gutenberg
It may also be caused by the cylinder being unduly cooled, as from water accumulating in a steam jacket.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse