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No. it is an energy repository.
Fuels of various kinds are used to heat water into steam. the steam has more energy than the water.
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What fuels are used to heat the water to steam?
The fuel can be fossil fuel, ie coal oil,or natural gas, or it can be uranium in nuclear plants.
At what temperature saturated steam turns into superheated steam?
all temperatures above saturated steam is super heated steam. "Superheated" steam isn't so much a scientific term as a technical term. Steam is more efficient the more energy it has (the molecules have more kenetic energy/are hotter). During the height of steam locomotive development, the most fuel efficient way to accomplish this was to collect the steam, and then run it through a series of loops that are exposed to the exhaust gases of the original combustion, there-by further heating the steam. Because the steam receives no further moisture, but received further heat energy, it is considered 'dry' steam. Superheat was a term coined by the engine builders as a way to promote the design as a way to sell their engines. Because the superheater pipes carried steam pressure, they added additional equipment that had to be inspected as per ICC regulations. Because they also were exposed to the exhaust gas stream, they had a likelyhood of being erroded by the waste fuel being exhausted as well as the 1300+ degree combustion exhsut gasses.
What chemical is produced when fuel is burned?
when an excess of oxygen is used CO2 and water (in the form of steam) is produced but if a quantity too small for the reaction is used CO is produced and again water (in the form of steam!) i hope this helps :)
What is the difference between internal combustion engine and external combustion engine?
In an Internal Combustion Engine, the Fuel is burnt in the cylinder or vessel eg. Diesel or Petrol engine used in Cars.Gasoline engines, Wankel engines, diesels, gas turbines are all examples of internal combustion.In an External Combustion Engine, the internal working fuel is not burnt. Here the fluid is being heated from an external source. The fuel is heated and expanded through the internal mechanism of the engine resulting in work. eg. Steam Turbine, Steam engine Trains.
What is an example of an external combustion engine?
Examples of external combustion engines: 1) wood-burning or coal burning steam-powered locomotives 2) coal and oil-fired boilers on steamships 3) Stanley Steamer, an early steam-powered motorcar 4) nuclear reactors
Fuel used by steam trains?
Steam coal
Is steam fossil fuels?
No,steam is not a fossil fuel
Is steam a fossil fuel?
no
Why is fuel burned in the power station?
Fuel is burned to create steam. The steam turns the turbines, which produces electricity.
Is electricity fossil fuel?
Electricity itself is not a fossil fuel but, can be generated by steam turbines and generators where the steam has been generated by heating water in fossil fuel boilers.
How do steam power cars ploutated the air?
You have to burn fuel (be it wood, coal, fuel oil, etc) to heat the water to make the steam. Burning the fuel creates pollution.
What is steam engine car advantage?
A steam-powered car does run on water but it also needs the fuel to burn to heat the water into steam! Steam-cars generally used vapourised paraffin as fuel, as do most modern versions.
What fuel was used in steam ships?
Coal
What has the author Arthur Grounds written?
Arthur Grounds has written: 'Fuel Economy in Steam Plants' -- subject(s): Fuel, Steam power-plants
What is used to turn water into steam?
fuel oil
What is a chamber in a steam engine where fuel is burnt?
Firebox
What fuel did the first steam locomotive use?
COAL
