Technical corner
1.What is Steam?
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Steam is the gas formed when water passes from the liquid to the gaseous state. At the molecular level, this is when H2O molecules manage to break free from the bonds (i.e. hydrogen bonds) keeping them together.
2.Principal Applications for Steam
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Steam is used in a wide range of industries. Common applications for steam are, for example, steam heated processes in plants and factories and steam driven turbines in electric power plants, but the uses of steam in industry extend far beyond this. Here are some typical applications for steam in industry: Heating/Sterilization Propulsion/Drive Motive Atomization Cleaning Moisturization Humidification In the sections that follow, we will discuss various types of applications for steam, and provide some examples of steam-using equipment to illustrate them.