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Steam power could be described as pressure. Water heated above the boiling point turns to steam and the molecules move very rapidly and want to separate. If the water is in an enclosed area, the pressure will increase. This pressure can be used to move components of an engine that generates electricity. Generally, steam power is used to generate electricity or in the case of old railroad engines, it was used to actually push the train forward. Generally steam power isn't very efficient because you need an extreme source of heat to bring the water to boiling.
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Steam became an efficient power source because of improvements made by?
James Watt
When did Light Steam Power end?
Light Steam Power ended in 1981.
What is the functions of heat power cycle in a steam power plant?
There is no such thing as a heat power cycle in a steam engine.The power stroke, or strokes, result from pressurised steam being let into the cylinder and moving the piston.
What occurs in a steam engine?
Water is heated to produce steam. The steam is used to power the engine. The power from the engine does the work or powers other instruments that do the work.
What is steam power used for?
Steam power is used today as a form of power for many things. Some of these include powering factories and mills.
Why was the development of steam power important?
It made machines safer to operate then before the invention of steam power
How do steam power change the northern economy?
The steam power changed the northern economy by introduction of the railroads which made the inlands feasible for settlement.
What is steam power?
Steam power is power(energy) produce by steam.
What year was the gas engine made?
Steam power and Gas engines were first made in 1769.
How the steamboat made?
it is steam with power with 24 horsepower Bolton at WATT engine
How was the steamboat made?
it is steam with power with 24 horsepower Bolton at WATT engine
Which was not a new agricultural advance made during the middle ages?
Steam Power
How did the use of coal and steam assisted in the progress of the Industrial Revolution?
Before steam power everything built was made by a man or animal. With the mechanical power of steam and coal machines could speed production and reduce the cost of things.
What was steam power used for?
Steam power provided electrictity and mechanical power
Steam became an efficient power source because of improvements made by?
James Watt
Which was not an advance made during Western Europe in the Early Middle Ages?
Steam power
How is steam power shipped?
Steam power must be used on-site.
