• What are the main reasons for generating steam?
The main reasons for generating steam are to; use it to generate electricity in a power plant. The steam is pressurised and comes into contact with a turbine which then is forced to turn and when this is done around a magnetic field, electricity is formed. Another use for steam is to use it as a heat transfer material in the process industry. The steam that is generated inside a boiler will be transported into a heat exchanger, this then gives off its heat to allow the heating of the process fluid. The steam from both methods will condense when it gives up most of its energy and can be reused in the system in an attempt to save raw water usages.
• Identify the types of boiler feed water.
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When pipes are not lagged they give off a very high amount of heat energy if the pipe contains hot materials. Also workers nearby could burn themselves if they make physical contact with the hot surface. Insulating lagging such as fibre glass, magnesia and slag wool all have low thermal conductivity so most of the heat in the pipe will not be able to escape so the temperature of the liquid travelling through a pipe will lose the smallest amount of heat possible. Reflective lagging can also be used; this reflects radiation such as heat from the sun as the surface is shiny and metallic so the radiation rays cannot be absorbed. The key reason why lagging is used in steam systems is that a lot of energy is put into getting the steam up to the desired temperature so it is a waste to lose this energy when it could be …show more content…
The valve is manufactured to open when a certain amount of pressure in a system is achieved; the valve that works on the tension of a spring will open, allowing the exit of the vapour causing the high pressure so that the system pressure goes back down to normal working parameters. Check/Non return valves:
Check valves or non-return valves are used to ensure there is only one direction of flow; these are commonly used when there is a larger pressure downstream so it stops the pressure coming back up the pipeline. These are often also found before the entry into a reactor vessel so that an unstable reaction is unable to occur before all of the reactants are inside the reactor vessel. These often work on springs and are also found on both sides of the piston chamber, around the inlet and outlet of the chamber in any kind of piston found from a reciprocating pump to car engines. http://uk.grundfos.com/service-support/encyclopedia-search/non-return-valve.html Globe
5.Position gas collecting hose so it runs from reaction vessel through gas collecting box to opening of the graduated cylinder. The idea is that any gas coming through the tube will rise in the graduated cylinder and displace the water in it.
the stopcock to release the pressure. Close the stopcock, shake the funnel several times, and again release the pressure through the stopcock (see Technique 12, Section
* What do industries use to generate steam and hot water? All, boiler fuel, process heat, electricity
Steam engines were used as transport engines in trains (locomotives) and canals. This was so it would be easier and faster to transport goods and people.
For my cultural analysis essay I decided to base it off of a popular television series and one of my personal favorites called “The League”. The League was created by Jeff and Jackie Shaffer a couple who are both producers and television writers. The show is about a group of friends who come together every year for football season and they create a fantasy football league that includes all of them in it. All throughout football season, fantasy football is something that is taken very serious to them and the main goal of it is to try to win the leagues trophy and avoid the loser trophy. Winning the championship trophy allows you to have all the bragging rights within the whole league which something that is very important to them.
The idea of using steam as a force to power machinery was not new during the seventeen hundreds; it had already been mentioned by ancient Greek scholars. It was scientist such as James watt that refined that idea to create the steam engine (Live science, 2012). The concept is simple, water is heated by coal and the resulting steam acts as a driving force for the machines, similar to how the rivers flow powered the mills (Live science, 2012). Water power meant that factories were limited to certain locations, however steam powered factories could did not have such constraint (Live science, 2012). The steam engine expanded industries all over Britain. First, it improved the coal industry by pumping water out of coal mines, making it safe from flooding (Live science, 2012). Secondly, the
It operates basically the same as in the late 1800’s, just a bit more efficiently. A fusible link in a sprinkler head that is set to break at a predetermined temperature breaks when that temperature is reached. Water then pours out of that hole that is created hitting the sprinkler head and raining down in an umbrella pattern over the source of the hear, usually fire. Not only does this cool what ever material is heated, but it can pre-cool any materials that are not yet heated or involved in the fire. This helps prevent the spread of that fire through the structure saving the structure and protecting its contents from further fire and water damage.
Flash steam power plants are the most common. They use geothermal reservoirs of water with temperatures greater than 360°F. This very hot water flows up through wells in the ground under its own pressure. As it flows upward, the pressure decreases and some of the hot water boils into steam.
The steam supply is cut off, then the cold water is sprayed into the cylinder and then the piston moves back down. James Watt the improver of the Early Steam Engine was born in Greenock on the 18th of January 1736. In 1775 he vastly improved the original concept of the steam engine. Watt and his partner Matthew Boulton set up a factory. The steam engine works like so: the heat was converted into mechanical energy. The way that Watt created the changes to the steam engine is adding two cylinders. The piston is at the bottom for the cylinder. The steam creates pressure which forces the piston upwards. The stream is then cut off just like it was before when Newcomen invented it. Then a pipe that leads to the second cylinder which is the condenser, is then opened and cools down the stream. Then it creates the negative pressure which forces the piston to come back down. Then the steam engine doesn’t have to cool down if we are using this process.
In the early 18th century, steam power had been applied to a variety of practical uses.
Coal was a vital source of fuel. Coal was also used to power the steam engine. One of the most important sources of power in the early Industrial Revolution was the steam engine. This allowed for machines with moving parts to be moved without manpower needing to be used. Steam engines found many uses in a variety of industries. Steam engines allowed the creation of smaller and better engines. Eventually, steam engines found their way into boats, railways, farms and automobiles.
The steam engine converts heat energy into mechanical energy, and turns it into steam. The steam engine can use virtually and combustible material for fuel. Such as wood, coal and oil (Davis).The first commercial steam engine invented by Thomas Savery, appeared in 1698 (Industrial Revolution Research). Even Though it was a great invention it had its flaws.
Making it easier to travel and export goods. As well as, it becoming cheaper since it takes less time. Without the steam engine we would still have to use the animals. Which might take all day and night. While the steam engine might only take a few hours.
The idea using the power of steam to our advantage goes back nearly twenty-one centuries. A learned writer in ancient Alexandria, named Hero, wrote a manuscript describing various devices and ideas of the time. Although it is not proven that Hero was the inventor of any of these devices, he is given credit for the earliest mention of steam power. Hero describes a method to open the doors of a temple with the action of a fire on the alter at the front of the temple. A series of pipes runs between the alter and the temple doors. The force of the steam created by the fire on the alter is strong enough to open the temple doors. The essential principle that Hero used was to change heat energy into mechanical energy or work. Supposedly, Hero continued his work and ended up creating what is often called the "First Steam Engine." Hero's engine is featured on below on the right. The cauldron or bowl like portion AB holds water. There is a steam tight cover place over top of the cauldron. Two pipes extend from the lid and suspend a globe directly above the cauldron. The water is heated, causing steam to be created and forced through the pipes. The globe then fills with steam. Pipes K and H are located on opposite sides of the globe and allow the steam to escape when the pressure becomes uneven. The escaping steam then causes the globe to spin on its axis.
Nuclear power plants use heat created by nuclear reactions to heat water and create steam which turn turbines to produce power.