Steam explosion — A steam explosion (also called a littoral explosion , or fuel coolant interaction , FCI ) is a violent boiling or flashing of water into steam, occurring when water is either superheated, rapidly heated by fine hot debris produced within it, or… … Wikipedia
Steam-Oil Ratio — The steam oil ratio (SOR) is a metric used to quantify the efficiency of oil recovery processes based on types of steam injection. The steam oil ratio measures the volume of steam used to produce one unit volume of oil. The lower the ratio, the… … Investment dictionary
Steam generator (railroad) — Steam generator is the term used to describe a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control and potable water heating in railroad passenger cars. The output of a railroad steam generator is low pressure, saturated steam that is passed … Wikipedia
Steam quality — is the proportion of saturated steam in a saturated water/steam mixture. A steam quality of 0 indicates 100% water while a steam quality of 1 indicates 100% steam. Steam quality is very useful in determining enthalpy of saturated water/steam… … Wikipedia
Steam Elephant — is an early steam locomotive from North East England.HistoriographyAn illustration of the locomotive first came to modern attention in 1931 [cite journal|author=Appleby Miller, R. N.|title=George Stephenson’s first experiment|journal=The… … Wikipedia
Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… … Wikipedia
steam — steamless, adj. /steem/, n. 1. water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor. 2. water changed to this form by boiling, extensively used for the generation of mechanical power, for heating purposes, etc. 3. the mist formed when the gas or vapor… … Universalium
Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… … Wikipedia
Steam locomotive condensing apparatus — A steam locomotive condensing apparatus differs in purpose from the usual closed cycle steam engine condenser, in that its function is primarily either to recover water, or to avoid excessive emissions to the atmosphere, rather than maintaining a … Wikipedia
Steam (software) — Steampowered redirects here. For the steam engine, see Steam engine. Steam … Wikipedia
Steam — In physical chemistry, and in engineering, steam refers to vaporized water. It is a pure, completely invisible gas (for mist see below). At standard temperature and pressure, pure steam (unmixed with air, but in equilibrium with liquid water)… … Wikipedia