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	[[File:640px-Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. Steam erupting from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 2, 2015). ''Steam phase eruption'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg#/media/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg</ref> ]]		[[File:640px-Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. Steam erupting from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 2, 2015). ''Steam phase eruption'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg#/media/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg</ref> ]]

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	[[File:640px-Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. Steam erupting from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 2, 2015). ''Steam phase eruption'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg#/media/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg</ref> ]]		[[File:640px-Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. Steam erupting from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 2, 2015). ''Steam phase eruption'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg#/media/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg</ref> ]]

	<onlyinclude>'''Steam''' is the gaseous phase of [[water]] which is formed when the necessary [[latent heat]] of vaporization is supplied to water at its [[boiling point]]. Steam is created in [[power plant]]s at high [[pressure]]s by the burning of a [[fuel]] within a [[boiler]]~~, such as~~ in [[coal-fired power plant]]s or [[nuclear reactor]]s, or even by [[sunlight]] in a [[solar thermal power plant]].</onlyinclude> This steam is an important part in [[electrical generation]] since it can be used to spin a [[turbine]] which is ~~used as~~ a [[generator]]. When high pressure steam passes through the turbines it expands, and emerges at an increased [[speed]] but lower pressure. The [[kinetic energy]] from the steam is transferred to the turbine upon impact.<ref>Electropaedia, ''Electricity Generation using Steam Turbines'' [Online], Available: http://www.mpoweruk.com/steam_turbines.htm</ref> The use of steam in these power plants amounts to around 80% of the world's total [[electricity]] (see [[electrical generation#World electricity generation\|here]] for more detail).<ref>U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2013). ''International Energy Statistics'' [Online]. Available: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=12&cid=regions&syid=1980&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Steam''' is the gaseous phase of [[water]] which is formed when the necessary [[latent heat]] of vaporization is supplied to water at its [[boiling point]]. Steam is created in [[power plant]]s at high [[pressure]]s by the burning of a [[fuel]] within a [[boiler]]. This formation of steam is seen in [[coal-fired power plant]]s, [[nuclear reactor]]s, or even by [[sunlight]] in a [[solar thermal power plant]].</onlyinclude> This steam is an important part in [[electrical generation]] since it can be used to spin a [[turbine]] (which is connected to a [[generator]] to create power). When high pressure steam passes through the turbines it expands and emerges at an increased [[speed]] but lower pressure. The [[kinetic energy]] from the steam is transferred to the turbine upon impact.<ref>Electropaedia, ''Electricity Generation using Steam Turbines'' [Online], Available: http://www.mpoweruk.com/steam_turbines.htm</ref> The use of steam in these power plants amounts to around 80% of the world's total [[electricity]] (see [[electrical generation#World electricity generation\|here]] for more detail).<ref>U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2013). ''International Energy Statistics'' [Online]. Available: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=12&cid=regions&syid=1980&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH</ref>

	Steam played a huge part in the birth of [[thermodynamics]], since the first [[heat engine]]s were steam-driven. The [[efficiency]] of the first steam engines was very low, about 1%, but the understanding of them eventually advanced to allow us to harness almost all of the possible [[energy]] from them. Steam was used in [[reciprocating engine]]s in order to provide useful [[work]], in which a large [[piston]] would be ~~used, although~~ modern (and typically much smaller) ones use [[natural gas]] and [[oil]] far more commonly.		Steam played a huge part in the birth of [[thermodynamics]], since the first [[heat engine]]s were steam-driven. The [[efficiency]] of the first steam engines was very low (about 1%) but the understanding of them eventually advanced to allow us to harness almost all of the possible [[energy]] from them. Steam was used in [[reciprocating engine]]s in order to provide useful [[work]], in which a large [[piston]] would be used—although modern (and typically much smaller) ones use [[natural gas]] and [[oil]] far more commonly.

	Besides the primary use of steam in the generation of electricity, it can also be used for [[space heating]] purposes. [[Cogeneration]] plants create steam in a boiler much like other power plants, but the leftover steam can be transferred to nearby buildings for heating instead of the usual condensing done in its [[Rankine cycle]]. New York has a few of these plants which contribute to its tremendous steam heating system.<ref>Gotham Gazette, ''Steam'' [Online], Available: http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/2104-steam</ref>		Besides the primary use of steam in the generation of electricity, it can also be used for [[space heating]] purposes. [[Cogeneration]] plants create steam in a boiler much like other power plants, but the leftover steam can be transferred to nearby buildings for heating instead of the usual condensing done in its [[Rankine cycle]]. New York has a few of these plants which contribute to its tremendous steam heating system.<ref>Gotham Gazette, ''Steam'' [Online], Available: http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/2104-steam</ref>

			==For Further Reading==
			*[[Latent heat]]
			*[[Boiling point]]
			*[[Boiler]]
			*[[Steam engine]]
			*[[Cogeneration]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]
	==References==		==References==
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	[[File:640px-Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. Steam erupting from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 2, 2015). ''Steam phase eruption'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg#/media/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg</ref> ]]		[[File:640px-Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. Steam erupting from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 2, 2015). ''Steam phase eruption'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg#/media/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg</ref> ]]

	<onlyinclude>'''Steam''' is the gaseous phase of [[water]] which is formed when the necessary [[latent heat]] of vaporization is supplied to water at its [[boiling point]]. Steam is created in [[power plant]]s at high [[pressure]]s by the burning of a [[fuel]] within a [[boiler]], such as in [[coal-fired power plant]]s or [[nuclear reactor]]s, or even by [[sunlight]] in a [[solar thermal power plant]].</onlyinclude> This steam is an important part in [[electrical generation]] since it can be used to spin a [[turbine]] which is used as a [[generator]]. When high pressure steam passes through the turbines it expands, and emerges at an increased [[speed]] but lower pressure. The [[kinetic energy]] from the steam is transferred to the turbine upon impact.<ref>Electropaedia, ''Electricity Generation using Steam Turbines'' [Online], Available: http://www.mpoweruk.com/steam_turbines.htm</ref> The use of steam in these power plants amounts to around 80% of the world's total [[electricity]] (see [[electrical generation#World electricity generation\|here]] for more detail).<ref>U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2013). ''International Energy Statistics'' [Online]. Available: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=12&cid=regions&syid=1980&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Steam''' is the gaseous phase of [[water]] which is formed when the necessary [[latent heat]] of vaporization is supplied to water at its [[boiling point]]. Steam is created in [[power plant]]s at high [[pressure]]s by the burning of a [[fuel]] within a [[boiler]], such as in [[coal-fired power plant]]s or [[nuclear reactor]]s, or even by [[sunlight]] in a [[solar thermal power plant]].</onlyinclude> This steam is an important part in [[electrical generation]] since it can be used to spin a [[turbine]] which is used as a [[generator]]. When high pressure steam passes through the turbines it expands, and emerges at an increased [[speed]] but lower pressure. The [[kinetic energy]] from the steam is transferred to the turbine upon impact.<ref>Electropaedia, ''Electricity Generation using Steam Turbines'' [Online], Available: http://www.mpoweruk.com/steam_turbines.htm</ref> The use of steam in these power plants amounts to around 80% of the world's total [[electricity]] (see [[electrical generation#World electricity generation\|here]] for more detail).<ref>U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2013). ''International Energy Statistics'' [Online]. Available: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=12&cid=regions&syid=1980&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH</ref>

	Steam played a huge part in the birth of [[thermodynamics]], since the first [[heat engine]]s were steam-driven. The [[efficiency]] of the first steam engines was very low, about 1%, but the understanding of them eventually advanced to allow us to harness almost all of the possible [[energy]] from them. Steam was used in [[reciprocating engine]]s in order to provide useful work, in which a large [[piston]] would be used, although modern (and typically much smaller) ones use [[natural gas]] and [[oil]] far more commonly.		Steam played a huge part in the birth of [[thermodynamics]], since the first [[heat engine]]s were steam-driven. The [[efficiency]] of the first steam engines was very low, about 1%, but the understanding of them eventually advanced to allow us to harness almost all of the possible [[energy]] from them. Steam was used in [[reciprocating engine]]s in order to provide useful [[work]], in which a large [[piston]] would be used, although modern (and typically much smaller) ones use [[natural gas]] and [[oil]] far more commonly.

	Besides the primary use of steam in the generation of electricity, it can also be used for [[space heating]] purposes. [[Cogeneration]] plants create steam in a boiler much like other power plants, but the leftover steam can be transferred to nearby buildings for heating instead of the usual condensing done in its [[Rankine cycle]]. New York has a few of these plants which contribute to its tremendous steam heating system.<ref>Gotham Gazette, ''Steam'' [Online], Available: http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/2104-steam</ref>		Besides the primary use of steam in the generation of electricity, it can also be used for [[space heating]] purposes. [[Cogeneration]] plants create steam in a boiler much like other power plants, but the leftover steam can be transferred to nearby buildings for heating instead of the usual condensing done in its [[Rankine cycle]]. New York has a few of these plants which contribute to its tremendous steam heating system.<ref>Gotham Gazette, ''Steam'' [Online], Available: http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/2104-steam</ref>

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[[File:640px-Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg|400px|framed|right|Figure 1. Steam erupting from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 2, 2015). ''Steam phase eruption'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg#/media/File:Steam_phase_eruption_of_Castle_Geyser_with_crepuscular_rays_and_shadow.jpg</ref> ]]

<onlyinclude>'''Steam''' is the gaseous phase of [[water]] which is formed when the necessary [[latent heat]] of vaporization is supplied to water at its [[boiling point]]. Steam is created in [[power plant]]s at high [[pressure]]s by the burning of a [[fuel]] within a [[boiler]], such as in [[coal-fired power plant]]s or [[nuclear reactor]]s, or even by [[sunlight]] in a [[solar thermal power plant]].</onlyinclude> This steam is an important part in [[electrical generation]] since it can be used to spin a [[turbine]] which is used as a [[generator]]. When high pressure steam passes through the turbines it expands, and emerges at an increased [[speed]] but lower pressure. The [[kinetic energy]] from the steam is transferred to the turbine upon impact.<ref>Electropaedia, ''Electricity Generation using Steam Turbines'' [Online], Available: http://www.mpoweruk.com/steam_turbines.htm</ref> The use of steam in these power plants amounts to around 80% of the world's total [[electricity]] (see [[electrical generation#World electricity generation|here]] for more detail).<ref>U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2013). ''International Energy Statistics'' [Online]. Available: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=12&cid=regions&syid=1980&eyid=2012&unit=BKWH</ref>

Steam played a huge part in the birth of [[thermodynamics]], since the first [[heat engine]]s were steam-driven. The [[efficiency]] of the first steam engines was very low, about 1%, but the understanding of them eventually advanced to allow us to harness almost all of the possible [[energy]] from them. Steam was used in [[reciprocating engine]]s in order to provide useful work, in which a large [[piston]] would be used, although modern (and typically much smaller) ones use [[natural gas]] and [[oil]] far more commonly.

Besides the primary use of steam in the generation of electricity, it can also be used for [[space heating]] purposes. [[Cogeneration]] plants create steam in a boiler much like other power plants, but the leftover steam can be transferred to nearby buildings for heating instead of the usual condensing done in its [[Rankine cycle]]. New York has a few of these plants which contribute to its tremendous steam heating system.<ref>Gotham Gazette, ''Steam'' [Online], Available: http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/government/2104-steam</ref>

==References==
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