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Professional carpet cleaners, curtain-cleaners, and clothes-pressers at commercial laundries use steam even today.
Some lumber mills and factories still use a steam whistle to notify workers of the time to begin work, start and stop break-time, start and stop lunch-time, and of course, "quittin' time". See the link, especially the part about the steam-powered calliope at York, Pennsylvania...
Some colleges use steam to force hot water through pipes to heat the concrete floor of their locker room. That's called Hydronics. See the link...
At Yellowstone Park, the 'Old Faithful' geyser uses steam to attract visitors. It's a natural... See THAT link...
What else can I help you with?
Is the steam engine the same today?
Generally speaking, yes it is the same. It uses the expansion of steam to draw power from the heat energy in the steam. Today's steam engines (turbines) are greatly improved in efficiency over those in use since the 19th century, but they still operate on the same principles.
A kind of engine that uses water steam or heat?
A steam engine uses water, steam, and heat.
What is the steam ingein?
A steam engine is a heat engine. A steam engine uses boiling water to produce mechanical work. It uses the steam from the boiling water as its working fluid.
A kind of engine that uses water steam?
A steam engine?
Who uses the steam engine?
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What is a steam railway?
A railway (or railroad) that uses steam-powered locomotives.
What kind of engine uses heated water for power?
It is a steam engine.
What energy does the steam engine use?
steam engine uses thermal energy to convert water into steam and then uses pressure of steam to move the engine .thus thermal energy into pressure and further pressure into mechanical energy.
How did the steam boat work?
A steam boat uses superheated water (steam) to turn a turbine. This turning turbine thereby is connected to a engine that uses mechanical means to turn a propeller.
What is the uses of packing steam in turbine?
The main uses for packing steam in a turbine are to produce electricity and power. The steam creates pressure when in turn spins a turbine at very high rates of speed.
What were the first uses of steam trains?
transportation
Is the steam engine still around today?
yes the steam engine is still around
