User:Milton Beychok/Sandbox: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Milton Beychok No edit summary |
imported>Milton Beychok No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A '''steam generator''' is a device that uses a [[heat]] source to boil [[water]] and convert into its [[Gas|vapor]] phase, referred to as [[steam]]. The heat may be derived from the [[combustion]] of a [[fuel]], a [[nuclear reactor]], [[geothermal fluid]]s, [[solar heat]] collectors, or [[electric]] elements. | |||
Revision as of 18:15, 16 November 2009
A steam generator is a device that uses a heat source to boil water and convert into its vapor phase, referred to as steam. The heat may be derived from the combustion of a fuel, a nuclear reactor, geothermal fluids, solar heat collectors, or electric elements.