boiler feedwater regulation

boiler feedwater regulation

[′bȯil·ər ′fēd‚wȯd·ər reg·yə′lā·shən]

(mechanical engineering)

Addition of water to the steam-generating unit at a rate commensurate with the removal of steam from the unit.

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