steam turbine
noun
: a turbine that is driven by the pressure of steam discharged at high velocity against the turbine vanes
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Nuclear power plants generate electricity by splitting the U-235 atom in a process called fission, which produces heat used to turn a steam turbine connected to a generator.
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
His great-grandfather founded a sugar-making business in 1932, then branched into sugar machinery in 1961 and steam turbines in 1968, which at first were powered by bagasse, the residue from crushing cane stalks.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
These generate steam which drives steam turbines that produce energy.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
The neutrons fly out at extremely high speeds, and so engineers must find ways to convert their kinetic energy into heat that could be used to drive steam turbines.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
His great-grandfather founded a sugar-making business in 1932, then branched into sugar machinery in 1961 and steam turbines in 1968, which at first were powered by bagasse, the residue from crushing cane stalks.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
These generate steam which drives steam turbines that produce energy.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
The neutrons fly out at extremely high speeds, and so engineers must find ways to convert their kinetic energy into heat that could be used to drive steam turbines.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Steam turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20turbine. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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