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In 2020 there are very few uses left for steam boilers.

Steam systems still have plenty of uses, but there is no longer any need for storage of large quantities of high pressure steam in a boiler.

Steam should be treated like electricity - generate and use it at exactly the same rate. That way, you need no storage, and if a pipe bursts there won't be an explosion.



The rate of steam generation can't be controlled in the same way as electricity, no? As I think about it, I suppose electricity generation also can depend on large amounts of moving water - maybe it would work by having extra capacity that is 'bled off' when not needed.


Steam isn't exactly "stored", but the pressures involved mean that any small breach of confinement becomes dangerous.


oh yeah - it's still dangerous. But the danger changes to "will probably kill one person" rather than "will kill everyone in the ship/building"




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