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⚙️ A supply device 🍽️ To give too little 🔧 To supply too little
underfeed

underfeed

9.1
A device that moves fuel from below into a furnace or boiler
  • noun
  • /ˈʌndərˌfiːd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alimentador inferior
  • The engineer designed an underfeed mechanism to ensure the boiler received a steady supply of fuel.

Examples

  • Using an underfeed system allows the furnace to operate more efficiently by optimizing fuel delivery.

  • The new machine features an underfeed that helps maintain consistent material flow during production.

  • The lower Plant 2 chlorite level was likely due to the slight underfeed of chlorine dioxide, causing a slightly higher average settled water turbidity level, but with the benefit of the lower chlorite level leaving the plant.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Table 6 results show that the Plant 1 average chlorite level was higher than Plant 2 because of the slight underfeed of ferrous ion that resulted in improved settled water turbidity, but with the consequence of 0.16 mg/L of chlorites leaving the plant.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

infeed
vsunderfeed
  • Specialized
8.4

The part of a machine where material enters for processing

is the specific mechanism that feeds material from below

Surface Forms

underfeed singular
underfeeds plural

Morphology

underfeed = feed (transparent) = under + feed

Literally 'under' + 'feed' meaning a feed supplied from below; learners who know 'under' and 'feed' can derive this mechanical sense.

Etymology

Underfeed comes from the parts under ('below') and feed ('to supply'), so picture fuel being sent in from under the fire. That's why an underfeed is a device that supplies fuel from below a furnace.