Difference between moisture and quality of steam properties of steam
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The difference:
Wet steam is visible and not as hot, as temperature is limited by the presence of liquid in suspension, and also is heavier for same volume, and condenses quicker or sooner than dry steam.
Dry steam is invisible, and much hotter generally as it has completely evaporated the liquid load, and can occupy a larger volume. Dry steam can expand more than wet.
These differences are not the only ones, and a whole lot more detail surrounds them than the simple answer permits. Steam is very powerful as it allows energy to be moved in a useful form in a useful range of temperatures that allow a whole lot to be done: but it isn’t everything to everyone.
Wet steam is visible and not as hot, as temperature is limited by the presence of liquid in suspension, and also is heavier for same volume, and condenses quicker or sooner than dry steam.
Dry steam is invisible, and much hotter generally as it has completely evaporated the liquid load, and can occupy a larger volume. Dry steam can expand more than wet.
These differences are not the only ones, and a whole lot more detail surrounds them than the simple answer permits. Steam is very powerful as it allows energy to be moved in a useful form in a useful range of temperatures that allow a whole lot to be done: but it isn’t everything to everyone.
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