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.
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.
Typically, fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil are used to heat water to produce steam in power plants. Other sources of energy such as nuclear power and renewable energy sources like solar and geothermal can also be used to heat water and generate steam.
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 :)
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
Steamboats require coal or wood as fuel to heat water to produce steam in the boiler. Water is another essential natural resource needed for steam production. Additionally, some steamboats may also rely on iron ore for hull construction and maintenance.
Steam coal
No,steam is not a fossil fuel
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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.
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.
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.
Coal
Arthur Grounds has written: 'Fuel Economy in Steam Plants' -- subject(s): Fuel, Steam power-plants
Firebox
COAL
fuel oil
Fuel is burned in power stations to generate heat, which is then used to produce steam. This steam drives turbines, which in turn spin generators to produce electricity. This process is the basis of most power generation plants around the world.