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TrappedInASkinnerBox t1_j5wy37c wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in How hot is the steam coming out of nuclear power plants? by ivy-claw

On the engineering side at least the gaseous phase is definitely referred to as "steam" not "water vapor"

Saturated steam, superheated steam, etc

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mightyn0mad t1_j5x4ezm wrote

Seconded. Steam is steam, we do not call it water vapour. Depending on conditions it can be saturated steam (the one that looks white) or superheated steam (the colourless one)

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