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  2. Advanced steam technology - Wikipedia

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    Advanced steam technology. Advanced steam technology (sometimes known as modern steam) reflects an approach to the technical development of the steam engine intended for a wider variety of applications than has recently been the case. Particular attention has been given to endemic problems that led to the demise of steam power in small- to ...

  3. List of steam technology patents - Wikipedia

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    German patents. DE 4005467 (A1), 1990, Blast pipe for steam locomotive - has control systems for varying pipe opening. DE 4311775 (A1), 1994, Feedwater-preheater construction for preheating temperatures above 100 deg C for steam generators, in particular locomotive-type boilers. DE 19746384 (A1), 1999, Steam locomotive with steam storage boiler ...

  4. Steam stripping - Wikipedia

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    Steam is use as a stripping gas to remove hydrocarbons from the waste water. Steam stripping is a process used in petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants to remove volatile contaminants, such as hydrocarbons and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), from wastewater. [1] [2] It typically consists of passing a stream of superheated steam ...

  5. Ballyhooley Steam Railway - Wikipedia

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    Ballyhooley Steam Railway. Coordinates: The Bally Hooley Steam Railway. The Bally Hooley Steam Railway was a 2 ft ( 610 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway that operated in Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. [1] Its last day of operations was 24 September 2021, with its rolling stock permanently preserved at Crystalbrook Marina.

  6. Ballaarat steam engine - Wikipedia

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    The Ballaarat steam engine, built by James Hunt's Victoria Foundry in the city of Ballarat, Victoria in 1871, was the first 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge locomotive built in Australia. It was purchased by the Western Australian Timber Company , which was awarded one of only three milling concessions granted in the colony .

  7. Skin gambling - Wikipedia

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    Skin gambling. In video games, skin gambling is the use of virtual goods, often cosmetic in-game items such as "skins", as virtual currency to bet on the outcome of professional matches or on other games of chance. It is commonly associated with the community surrounding Counter-Strike 2 (formerly Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ), but the ...

  8. Norfolk and Western 2156 - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk and Western 2156 is a preserved Y6a class 2-8-8-2 compound Mallet steam locomotive. The Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) built it in 1942 at its own Shops in Roanoke, Virginia as the second member of the N&W's Y6a class. No. 2156 and its class are considered to be the world's strongest-pulling extant steam locomotive to ever be built.

  9. Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Wikipedia

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    Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter video game published by Activision, [9] released on November 20, 2001, for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux and Macintosh. The game serves as a reboot of the Wolfenstein series.