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Example sentences for "overheating"

Lexicographically close words:
overheard; overhearing; overhears; overheat; overheated; overhung; overhunting; overindulgence; overjoyed; overladen
  1. This method of scaling must be practised only by the engineer himself, and must not be intrusted to the firemen who, in their ignorance, might damage the boiler by overheating the plates.

  2. We have got all four of us with one car now, things seems to be going fairly well, but we are still troubled with the overheating which means to say half our time is wasted.

  3. I got away in good style, the surface seems to be improving, it is better for running on but very rough and the overheating is not overcome nor likely to be as far as I can see.

  4. With the higher pressures now adopted, the danger arising from overheating is much more serious, and the necessity is absolute of maintaining the heating surfaces free from deposit.

  5. Overheating can be detected by the appearance of the sludge remaining after the gas has been made.

  6. I conclude that juvenal and young mice placed under stress by overheating or cooling die immediately or live only a few days.

  7. Subadult and adult animals tolerate more extreme conditions of overheating or cooling, presumably because they are able to regulate their internal temperature better, by either losing or retaining heat more effectively.

  8. If it is a case of overheating and quenching when too hot, you will find a coarse grain with many bright spots like crystals to the hardening depth.

  9. They know the importance of slow, uniform heating, and the danger of overheating some steels, and underheating others.

  10. In hardening carbon tool steel in water, too much cannot be said in favor of slow, careful heating, nor against overheating if cracks are to be avoided.

  11. There is no expense for fuel, no thermometer is needed, and there is no danger of overheating the fruits or vegetables.

  12. Overheating of the meat must be guarded against.

  13. Speed regulators for this method of regulation, are designed to carry the normal current on any contact without overheating and when all the resistance is in the circuit, they will reduce the speed of the motor about 50 per cent.

  14. If the current required to operate the motor at full speed with no resistance in circuit be less than the rated capacity of the rheostat no overheating will occur, but it will not be possible to secure the full 50 per cent.

  15. If the current required to operate the motor at full speed with no resistance in circuit be greater than the rated capacity of the rheostat, overheating of the resistance will result.

  16. There would be none of the overheating during the middle of the day followed by the chilling at night which are caused by a large expanse of glass.

  17. There is no danger of the silo overheating and setting fire to a barn.

  18. The outlet pipe is equally protected against overheating and also against any stoppage by pitch solidifying therein.

  19. The fire-flue must not be carried up to a greater height than is necessary to provide against the overheating of any part of the still not protected inside by liquid tar, or, at the end of the operation, by liquid pitch.

  20. On the other hand, the Englishman who has experienced the inveterate habit of overheating of the houses and offices of New York or other parts of the United States will prefer the Mexican method.

  21. As soon as the slightest overheating is felt, the temperature may be lowered often by liberal oiling.

  22. If the overheating has not been detected or reduced in time, a characteristic odor of burnt oil will be perceived, accompanied by smoke.

  23. The overheating of the piston can also result from that of the piston-pin.

  24. Overheating of the piston is manifested by an increase of the temperature of the cylinder at the forward end.

  25. The overheating of the cylinder may be due to a complete lack of water in the jacket or to an accidental diminution in the quantity of water supplied.

  26. The result is always the overheating of the cylinder and a reduction in compression and power.

  27. If the overheating of the piston is not due to faulty adjustment, it may be caused by lack of oil or to the employment of a lubricant not suitable for the purpose.

  28. In order to avoid the overheating of parts, it is advisable, while the engine is running, to touch them from time to time with the back of the hand.

  29. If this overheating be not checked, binding of the piston in the cylinder is likely to result.

  30. Sudden starts and stops in operation, overheating of the parts, and even breaking of crank-shafts, were the results.

  31. The overheating may lead to the binding of frictional surfaces and even to the fusion of bushings if they be lined with anti-friction metal.

  32. It has already been shown that insufficient lubrication and the utilization of bad oils leads to the overheating of the moving parts.

  33. In foals it may result from overheating of the mare and allowing the first milk after she returns, or by milk rendered unwholesome by faulty feeding of the dam.

  34. In suckling foals this condition may come from some disease of the dam that renders her milk indigestible, or from overexertion or overheating of the mare.

  35. In the meanwhile, the exciting race against time had resulted in overheating the Golden Butterfly's cylinders, and a stop of an hour or more at the junction was necessary.

  36. They were flying slowly to avoid overheating the cylinders again.

  37. Beware of overcovering, as such induces overheating inside the bed.

  38. While he likes good lively manure to begin with he is very careful not to use it soon enough to run any risk of overheating in the beds.

  39. The gas, too, needs drying somewhere else in the plant; but these defects are preferable to the apparent superiority of the first process because overheating is, or can be, more thoroughly guarded against.

  40. It was shown in Chapter II that overheating is one of the chief troubles to be guarded against in acetylene generators, and that the temperature attained is a function of the speed at which generation proceeds.

  41. But if there is persistent overheating when the motor is working under ordinary conditions--find the cause of the trouble and remedy it.

  42. It is because of this danger of overheating that the Colt and the Hotchkiss guns are always furnished with a spare barrel.

  43. The overheating may have incapacitated the turtle since it moved only 50 feet in the next two days; its body temperatures on the two days subsequent to the experiment were 26.

  44. Traps set in the open were covered to prevent death of turtles from overheating in direct sunlight.

  45. Local overheating and hydrolysis occur, but not to so great an extent as in boiling; and most of the effects of oxidation and volatization of caffeol are absent.

  46. Also, local overheating of the infusion occurs at the point of application of the heat; and because of the manner in which the water is brought into contact with the coffee, the degree of extraction shows inefficiency.

  47. Tube collapsed and ruptured, having been softened by overheating through shortness of water.

  48. Of course this is not always the case, as the injury done to plates by overheating has been already explained.

  49. It is believed that many boilers suffer from overheating without being short of water: and an attempt is made to show this action in such an upright boiler as is represented in Fig.

  50. The left hand tube collapsed downwards from overheating through shortness of water.

  51. The overheating had been sufficient to buckle the plates, and in one place a rupture had almost commenced; but there was no explosion.

  52. The left hand tube collapsed from overheating through shortness of water, and the contents issued violently and scalded those near.

  53. Three plates over fire collapsed from overheating through shortness of water.

  54. The above action is quite distinct from the overheating of the plates that occurs when no water is in contact with them, which simply softens them and reduces their strength, as in Fig.

  55. The tube collapsed from overheating through shortness of water, and cracked at the edges and allowed the contents to escape without any violence.

  56. The boiler was old and had been much repaired, and the seams running from end to end made it very weak, but the immediate cause of the rupture was supposed to be shortness of water and consequent overheating of the plates.

  57. Both furnaces collapsed, and ruptured from overheating through shortness of water.

  58. Tube collapsed from overheating through shortness of water.

  59. Although boilers do explode from the softening of the plates by overheating in consequence of shortness of water, yet it is very doubtful whether the turning on of the cold water at such a time is ever the cause of explosion.

  60. This was a small Boiler to supply steam for some steam winches on board a steam boat, and exploded from the overheating of the upper tubes through shortness of water, or from over pressure in consequence of having only one safety valve.

  61. I should think you'd be afraid of overheating your cylinders," volunteered the lieutenant.

  62. I thought so," he said; "overheating already.

  63. Overheating is rather common in horses that are worked hard during the extremely warm weather.

  64. When handling or working animals during hot weather all possible precautions to prevent overheating should be practised.

  65. Water that is only moderately cold or cool can be used liberally, and is always to be preferred in the case of overheating through violent exercise.

  66. Overheating during sleep produces restlessness and robs one of the sense of refreshment on awakening.


  67. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "overheating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.