Steam Energy Technology

See also Biofuels and Synthetic Fuels Coal Gasification Hazardous-Waste Disposal Hydroelectric Power Plants Industrial Pollution Control Petroleum Extraction and Processing Steam Energy Technology Wind Power Technologies. 

Modem steam energy technology may involve the production of superheated steam at relatively high pressure and the use of that steam to drive a mechanical device. It may also involve the production of saturated steam at relatively low pressure and the use of that steam to heat buildings or industrial processes. 

Nuclear Power. Nuclear power is used extensively for electric power production, with more than 400 plants worldwide producing about 17 percent of the world s electricity. In Erance, about 75 percent of the electricity comes from nuclear plants. In 2008, about 104 nuclear power plants were operating in the United States. These plants produce nearly 20 percent of the country s electric energy. Because nuclear plants produce no carbon dioxide and no other airborne pollutants, the United States and other nations are looking to nuclear power to fulfill their future electric needs. There are several different types of nuclear power plants, but nearly all of them make use of steam energy technology. In these plants, the nuclear reactor replaces the boiler furnace as a heat source. Most of the rest of the plant closely resembles a conventional steam plant. Unlike conventional plants, nuclear plants use saturated steam rather than superheated steam because it is not feasible to superheat steam by means of a nuclear reactor. 

Fascinating Facts About Steam Energy Technology... 

The Advanced Gasification Combustion (AGC) project was developed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and General Electric and Environmental Research Corporation (GE-EER), etc. The AGC process is considered to have three fluidized bed reactors. In reactor 1, coal is partly gasified with steam in the presence of a C02 sorbent. The remaining char together with the C02 sorbent is sent to reactor 2. In reactor 2, char is... 

Schematic of a simple steam cycle in a steam plant. (From Bisio, A. and Boots, S. (eds), Energy Technology and the Environment, Vol. 2, Wiley Encyclopedia Series in Environmental Science, New York, 1995.)...

Geothermal Electric Power Generation Electricity derived from heat found under the earth s surface. Also see Flash Steam Generation, Binary Cycle Generation and Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy Technology (HDR). ... 

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