Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heating surface

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: heat-ing -sur-face
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a steam boiler, the aggregate surface exposed to fire or to the heated products of combustion, especially of all the plates or sheets that are exposed to water on their opposite surfaces.

Example Sentences

"[...] combined heating surface is 6,151 sq. ft. (tubes, 530 sq. ft., flues, 3,275 sq. ft., firebox, with arches and thermic syphons, 415 sq. ft., and superheater 1,931 sq. ft.); [...]."

Inflected Forms

heating surfaces (plural)

Synonyms

fire surface

Questions

What does heating surface mean?: In a steam boiler, the aggregate surface exposed to fire or to the heated products of combustion, especially of all the plates or sheets that are exposed to water on their opposite surfaces.

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