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Usually no, a steam engine usually refers to a system using steam pressure to make pistons in cylinders slide, while a steam turbine refers to a system using steam pressure to make turbine blades spin. However "steam engine" is often used loosely to refer to either.
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Is all electricity made in the same way?
No, it can be made by rotating machines or by solar panels. Rotating machines can be driven by engines or by the wind. Engines can be water turbines (hydroelectric), steam turbines (coal/oil), gas turbines or petrol or diesel.
Is the steam engine the same today?
Generally speaking, yes it is the same. It uses the expansion of steam to draw power from the heat energy in the steam. Today's steam engines (turbines) are greatly improved in efficiency over those in use since the 19th century, but they still operate on the same principles.
Why vacuum is created in steam turbines?
Vacuum is created in steam turbines to increase the efficiency of the turbine by lowering the pressure at the exhaust end, which allows the steam to expand and produce more work. This helps to generate more power from the same amount of steam.
How does nuclear produce power?
The same way fossil fuel plants do, making steam and turning turbines which turn generators/alternators.Nuclear fission generates heat which flashes water to steam which spins turbines that spin generators that produce electricity.
How does nuclear power produce electricity?
The same way fossil fuel plants do, making steam and turning turbines which turn generators/alternators.Nuclear fission generates heat which flashes water to steam which spins turbines that spin generators that produce electricity.
Are car exhausts the same thing as engines?
no
How does nuclear energy involve heat?
In the same way fossil fuel energy involves heat. Making steam to turn turbines.
Are diesel engines more polluted than steam engines?
Of an individual diesel engine and an individual steam engine of the same energy output the diesel engine would be less polluting. It is far more efficient. However, there are far more diesel engines than steam engines in the world today so overall diesel engines pollute more than steam engines.
Are windmills and wind turbines the same thing?
No, windmills and wind turbines are not the same thing. Windmills typically refer to older, traditional structures that use wind power to grind grain or pump water, while wind turbines are modern machines that convert wind energy into electricity. Wind turbines are larger and more efficient than windmills in generating power.
What is a complex search?
Searching on multiple engines at the same time for the same thing.
What is the difference between knocking and detonation in engines?
both are the same thing..............
What is the usual temperature of steam?
Anything greater than or equal to 212F (100C). Superheated steam used in steam locomotives, steam turbines in power plants, etc. can be any temperature from 500F to 2000F depending on the design of the system.Note: if you can see the "steam" it is not steam. What you see are tiny droplets of liquid water that have condensed from the steam and is probably exactly at 212F (100C) because it is in thermal equilibrium with the invisible steam at the same temperature.
