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Steam turbine

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002195

A device that converts high-pressure steam, produced in a boiler, into mechanical energy that can then be used to produce electricity by forcing blades in a cylinder to rotate and turn a generator shaft.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002195
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002195",
  "term": "Steam turbine",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A device that converts high-pressure steam, produced in a boiler, into mechanical energy that can then be used to produce electricity by forcing blades in a cylinder to rotate and turn a generator shaft.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/steam-turbine/"
}

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