Boiling water reactor — A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of nuclear reactor developed by the General Electric in the mid 1950s.Fact|date=April 2008 The BWR is characterized by two phase fluid flow (water and steam) in the upper part of the reactor core. See… … Wikipedia
Three-drum boilers — Three drum boiler, casing removed … Wikipedia
Water-tube boiler — A water tube boiler is a type of boiler in which water circulates in tubes heated externally by the fire. Water tube boilers are used for high pressure boilers. Fuel is burned inside the furnace, creating hot gas which heats up water in the steam … Wikipedia
Doble steam car — at a steam festival in Bochum, Germany in 2007. Any of several makes of steam powered automobile in the early 20th century, including Doble Detroit, Doble Steam Car, and Doble Automobile, are referred to as a Doble because of their founding or… … Wikipedia
NZR KA class — A streamlined KA class locomotive Power type Steam Builder NZR Hutt Workshops Build date 1939 1945, 1950 … Wikipedia
Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster — The Chernobyl disaster (Ukrainian: Чорнобильська катастрофа, Chornobylʹsʹka katastrofa), was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant In the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (then part of the… … Wikipedia
Steam 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… … Wikipedia
Deareating feed tank — A Deaerating Feed Tank (DFT), often found in steam plants that propel ships, is located after the main condensate pump and before the main feed booster pump. From the theoretical Rankine cycle diagram, there are four main processes, or steps: 1… … Wikipedia
Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… … Wikipedia
NZR K class (1932) — K900 on static display at MOTAT. Photo: Hayden Booth Power type Steam Builder NZR Hutt Workshops Build date 1932 1936 … Wikipedia
Reverse osmosis — Schematics of a reverse osmosis system (desalination) using a pressure exchanger. 1: Sea water inflow, 2: Fresh water … Wikipedia