steam

water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere travel by means of steam power

"The ship steamed off into the Pacific" emit steam

"The rain forest was literally steaming" rise as vapor get very angry

"her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man" clean by means of steaming

"steam-clean the upholstered sofa" cook something by letting steam pass over it

"just steam the vegetables"

otheruses In physical chemistry and in engineering, steam refers to vaporized water. It is a pure, invisible gaseous phasegas (for mist see below), which at standard atmospheric pressure has a temperature of around 100 degrees Celsius, and occupies about 1,600 times the volume of liquid water (steam can of course be much hotter than the boiling point of water; such steam is usually called superheated steam).When liquid water comes in contact with a very hot liquid substance (such as lava, or molten metal) it can flash into steam very quickly; this is called a steam explosion. Such an explosion was probably responsible for much of the damage in the Chernobyl accident and for many so-called 'foundry accidents'.A steam engine uses the expansion of steam to drive a piston or turbine and so to perform mechanical work. In other industrial applications steam is used as a repository of energy, which is introduced and extracted by heat transfer, usually through pipes. Steam is a capacious reservoir for energy because of water's high heat of vaporization. The ability to return condensed steam as water-liquid to the boiler at high pressure with relatively little expenditure of pumping power is also important. Engineers use an idealised thermodynamic cycle, the Rankine cycle, to model the behaviour of steam engines. Steam is used in saunas and steam showers to produce warmth and therapeutic effects in human beings.In the U.S., more than 90% of electric power is produced using steam as the working fluid, mainly by steam turbines. Condensation of steam to water often occurs at the low-pressure end of a steam turbine, since this maximises the energy efficiency, but such wet-steam conditions have to be carefully controlled to avoid excessive blade erosion.''In common speech,'' steam most often refers to the white mist that condenses above boiling water as the hot vapor ("steam" in the first sense) mixes with the cooler air. After gaseous steam has intermixed with air, it is no longer properly called steam and is instead referred to as water vapor.The iapws.org - International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS), maintains international-standard correlations for the thermodynamic properties of steam, including IAPWS-IF97 (for use in industrial simulation and modelling) and IAPWS-95 (a general purpose and scientific correlation).

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Steam locomotive

Steam roller

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Stanley Steam Cars - Restoration & Technical Information
This site describles the technical & restoration aspects of a Stanley Steam Car.
http://www.stanleymotorcarriage.com/

Divine Intervention Therapies
Massage & Spa services and treatments in Fraser, Michigan. Almost all styles of massage are offered as well as most full spa services- body wraps, salt scrubs, steam treatments, facials, airbrush tanning and more!
http://www.divine-interventions.net/

Torbay Steam Fair
Annual Steam Fair and Vintage Rally, Pride of Devon
http://www.torbaysteamfair.com/

NHE-EXCHANGERS SINGAPORE
A Company based in Singapore for heat exchangers, oil coolers, heat condensers,steam and airconditioners, boilers etc.
http://www.nhe-exchangers.com/

Steamlocomotive dot Com
Lists of surviving US steam locomotives, photos and railfairs. Java applet to design your own steam locomotive.
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/

History
Undergraduate and graduate program offerings, courses, and faculty.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Irish Sea passenger and cargo ferry operator.
http://www.steam-packet.com/

Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection Company, The
Provider of technical and professional services that contribute to the safety, reliability and efficiency of plant operations and equipment.
http://www.hsb.com/