Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, on Jun. 2011
The concept of steam is usually applied in our language to express various issues.
Gaseous state achieved by liquids
One of the most popular uses of the term allows us to realize that the steam is he gaseous state that fluids acquire as a result of the action of heat.
“ The steam coming out of the kettle made my glasses foggy.”
Also, we call steam state in which a gas is found when it is below its temperature review, meanwhile, the gas, is that state of matter in which the molecules do not react with each other forming bonds but rather on the contrary, they tend to repel each other, finally adopting the shape of the container that contains.
Differentiation between gas and steam
It should be noted, then, that steam and gas are not the same; steam is a gas that can be condensed by pressurization (under the effect of constant temperature) or by cooling (under constant pressure).
For his part, water steam, is that gas that is obtained from the so-called process of
boiling, the physical process from which the entire mass of a liquid is transformed into a gaseous state, or failing that, by the evaporation, which implies the same previous process, although it can be carried out at any temperature, without the entire mass of the liquid reaching the boiling point.The passage from a liquid to a gas is called as vaporizationMeanwhile, if this change of state is generated on the surface where there is contact with the atmosphere and at any temperature, it will be evaporation.
On the other hand, if the modification occurs affecting the entire mass, it occurs in a tumultuous way, called boiling.
While ice, which is water in a solid state, can become vapor through a process called sublimation.
Steam engines
On the other hand, in ancient times, many boats were propelled thanks to the steam engines, therefore, is that the term steam began to be used to designate such vessels, for example, steamships. This type of ship had boilers, water-cooled condensers or power turbines. steam, which allowed them to mobilize without having to depend on the currents or the winds. Steam was vital in the creation of transatlantic ships.
The Industrial Revolution that occurred in England in the 18th century was a turning point in history as it proposed a new perspective for economic growth, after several centuries have passed without substantial changes in this regard, which of course would allow considerable progress on the issue of development economic.
And in this event the steam engine was vital, which used Energy natural rather than human and which allowed after its massive acceptance the creation of large-scale factories.
As a result of the development of diesel engines, which work on the basis of the internal combustion of oil, this type of boat, today, has become obsolete.
Way of cooking food in which all the nutrients are preserved
The concept also has a presence in the world of gastronomy since it is used to call the way of cooking the food, steamed, which consists of cooking the food in question by the action of steam without contact with water or fire.
Is methodology culinary way of cooking food in this way described, especially vegetables, is characterized as one of the healthiest ways that exist when cooking food because this mode allows you to always preserve all the nutrients present in said food.
This is basically because they are not lost in the water while the cooking lasts.
For example, when people are affected by a stomach problem, or when they remain hospitalized after undergoing surgery of any kind, they are usually manage steamed food, precisely because it ensures the conservation in it of all the nutrients that food has.
Steam Themes