steam capacity

  • 1Steam 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 …

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  • 2Steam 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… …

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  • 3Steam turbine — A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons… …

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  • 4Steam gauge — Gauge Gauge, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster] This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon …

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  • 5Steam 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,… …

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  • 6Steam — 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)… …

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  • 7Steam wagon — 1930 Foden C Type 5 ton overtype steam wagon …

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  • 8Steam Carousel (Efteling) — For other uses, see Steam carousel History and detailsThe Steam Carousel is an attraction in the Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. It is an indoor carousel situated in what is now known as the Carousel Palace (in Dutch Carrouselpaleis ; …

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  • 9Capacity for heat — Heat Heat (h[=e]t), n. [OE. hete, h[ae]te, AS. h[=ae]tu, h[=ae]to, fr. h[=a]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.] 1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion… …

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  • 10steam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vapor, water vapor, mist, fog, gas, evaporation. v. cook, boil, simmer; soften, moisten; clean, renovate; progress, speed. See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vaporized water, fumes, fog; see cloud 1 ,… …

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