flash boiler

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Noun

1. A variety of water-tube [[steam boiler]], used chiefly in [[steam]] [[automobile]]s, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam and [[superheat]]ed. {{ng|(This type of boiler allowed steam autos to [[steam up#English:_build_up_a_head_of_steam,_intransitively|steam up]] fast enough to be practical.)}}

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