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Explosion created from a violent boiling of water
A steam explosion is an explosion caused by violent boiling or flashing of water or ice into steam, it occurs when water or ice is either superheated,
Steam_explosion
Catastrophic failure of a boiler
explosion is a catastrophic failure of a boiler. There are two types of boiler explosions. One type is a failure of the pressure parts of the steam and
Boiler_explosion
District heating system in New York City
least twelve steam pipe explosions have occurred in New York City since 1987. The most recent major incident was the 2018 steam pipe explosion which occurred
New_York_City_steam_system
On July 18, 2007, an explosion in Manhattan, New York City, sent a geyser of hot steam up from beneath a busy intersection, with a 40-story-high shower
2007 New York City steam explosion
2007_New_York_City_steam_explosion
Water in the gas phase
create a steam explosion. Steam is traditionally created by heating a boiler by burning coal and other fuels, but it is also possible to create steam with
Steam
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
The reactor components ruptured and lost coolant, and the resulting steam explosions and meltdown destroyed the reactor building. This was followed by a
Chernobyl_disaster
Explosion of superheated ground water converting to steam
Hydrothermal explosions occur when superheated water trapped below the surface of the Earth rapidly converts from liquid to steam, violently disrupting
Hydrothermal_explosion
Volcanic eruption caused by an explosion of steam
dictionary. A phreatic eruption, also called a phreatic explosion, ultravulcanian eruption or steam-blast eruption, occurs when magma heats ground water
Phreatic_eruption
Sudden release of heat and gas
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation
Explosion
Reactor accident due to core overheating
containment. Superheated steam and hot metal inside the core can lead to fuel–coolant interactions, hydrogen explosions, or steam hammer, any of which could
Nuclear_meltdown
1989 industrial disaster in New York City, United States
On August 19, 1989, a large steam explosion in front of a residential building generated an asbestos-containing steam cloud in the Gramercy Park neighborhood
Gramercy Park asbestos steam explosion
Gramercy_Park_asbestos_steam_explosion
Meteorite impact crater in northern Arizona
The crater was initially assumed to have been formed by a volcanic steam explosion; evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity occurs across this
Meteor_Crater
2019 historical drama television miniseries
to be an urban legend. The series also discusses a potential third steam explosion, due to the risk of corium melting through to the water reservoirs
Chernobyl_(miniseries)
Uncontrolled nuclear fission chain reaction
accidents, the energy released has caused significant mechanical damage or steam explosions. Criticality occurs when sufficient fissile material (a critical mass)
Criticality_accident
Nuclear reactor that killed 3 in 1961
overhead crane, it would have risen about ten feet (3 m). The excursion, steam explosion, and vessel movement took two to four seconds. The Board of Investigation
SL-1
This is a list of steam boiler explosions such as railway locomotive, marine transport (military and civilian), and stationary power: List of boiling
List_of_boiler_explosions
Type of crater
sources Maar, a crater caused by a volcanic explosion Pseudocrater, a volcanic crater formed by a steam explosion Subsidence crater, a depression in the ground
Explosion_crater
Material in core during nuclear meltdown
which can result in a pressure spike in the containment vessel. The steam explosion resulting from such sudden corium-water contact can disperse the materials
Corium_(nuclear_reactor)
Industrial disaster in Bedford, Ohio
found that the company "failed to protect workers from the hazard of steam explosions". According to media outlets, 13 people were hospitalized for injuries
2023_Bedford_explosion
Spanish multinational company in the green infrastructure, energy and water sectors
complex. Steam treatment dissociates cellulose from hemicellulose and lignin for enzymatic hydrolysis to produce fermentable sugars. Steam is introduced
Abengoa
Nuclear accident in Leipzig, Germany
Institute of the Leipzig University in Leipzig, Germany. There was a steam explosion and a reactor fire in the "uranium machine", a primitive form of research
Leipzig L-IV experiment accident
Leipzig_L-IV_experiment_accident
Engineer at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
lava-like material, melting into the bubbler pools below and creating a steam explosion that would eject more radioactive material into the area. However,
Boris_Baranov
Explosion of a vessel containing liquid above and beyond boiling point
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE; /ˈblɛvi/ BLEV-ee) is an explosion caused by the rupture of a vessel containing a pressurized liquid
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
Boiling_liquid_expanding_vapor_explosion
Sustained nuclear fission achieved solely by prompt neutron emission
lifted by the steam explosion. Since the reactor was not designed with a containment building capable of containing this catastrophic explosion, the accident
Prompt_criticality
on as steam pipe explodes beneath Fifth Avenue". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020. Dwyer, Jim (November 14, 2007). "An Infamous Explosion, and
List of disasters in New York City by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_New_York_City_by_death_toll
Agricultural byproduct of cereal crops
pre-treatment method is steam explosion (an explosion of straw internals triggered by the withdrawal of high-pressure steam). It is not useful for flax
Straw
Active volcano in California, United States
steam explosions continued for several years, indicating extremely hot rock beneath Lassen Peak's surface. In May 1917, an especially strong steam explosion
Lassen_Peak
Large volcanic eruption in the Sunda Strait
which issued plumes of steam. The eruptions soon quietened after the initial violence. Around 16 June, there were loud explosions and a thick black cloud
1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa
1917 maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
the city. Adding to the chaos were fears of a potential second explosion. A cloud of steam shot out of ventilators at the ammunition magazine at Wellington
Halifax_Explosion
2021 film by Danila Kozlovsky
potential for an even greater catastrophe is identified – a secondary steam explosion of a large water reservoir, which lies beneath the melting reactor
Chernobyl:_Abyss
Optical phenomenon
and the Cherokee shot of Operation Redwing. Within minutes after the steam explosion that caused the Chernobyl accident at 01:23 local time, employees at
Ionized-air_glow
1986 Chernobyl disaster cleanup personnel
not reach the water. In this way, the three engineers prevented a steam explosion, thereby saving the world from an even greater disaster. In many cities
Chernobyl_liquidators
Volcanic chain in eastern California, United States
the bulk of the northern part of the Mono–Inyo chain, are phreatic (steam explosion) volcanoes that have since been either plugged or over-topped by rhyolite
Mono–Inyo_Craters
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure
Steam_engine
Scale to enable communication of safety information in nuclear accidents
Fuel Plant at the Nuclear Fuel Complex in Hyderabad, India: A chemical explosion at a fuel fabrication facility. Deficiencies in the existing INES have
International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale
International_Nuclear_and_Radiological_Event_Scale
American energy company
the resulting failures of interconnects in the power grid. 1989: A steam pipe explosion in Gramercy Park killed three, injured 24, and required the evacuation
Consolidated_Edison
Refined wood pulp
extrusion, enzyme mediated, mechanical grinding, ultrasonication, steam explosion and acid hydrolysis. The latter process can be done using mineral acids
Microcrystalline_cellulose
When one nuclear reaction causes more
involved a runaway chain reaction, but the result was a low-powered steam explosion from the relatively small release of heat, as compared with a bomb
Nuclear_chain_reaction
Controversy over the use of nuclear power
Chernobyl steam explosion was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. A steam explosion and graphite
Nuclear_power_debate
Geology of a U.S. national park in California
the 1,100-year-old Chaos Crags have formed around Lassen. Phreatic (steam explosion) eruptions, dacite and andesite lava flows along with cinder cone formation
Geology of the Lassen volcanic area
Geology_of_the_Lassen_volcanic_area
Type of furnace
hearth, leading to a break out of molten metal or in the worst case a steam explosion. A plasma arc furnace (PAF) uses plasma torches instead of graphite
Electric_arc_furnace
Volcanic event
superheats and explodes in a steam explosion, breaking the rock apart and depositing it on the volcano's flank. Consecutive explosions of this type eventually
Volcanic_eruption
explosion. The other singular accident described by Sovacool is the predicted latent death toll of greater than 1000, as a result of the 1986 steam explosion
Energy_accidents
Chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen
cooling system. A steam explosion occurred when the extreme overheating of the core caused water to flash into steam. A hydrogen explosion may have occurred
Water
Active volcano in the Tohoku region of Japan
Volcanic explosion index: VEI 2 939 AD Eruption 1560 AD Eruption 1659-1663 AD Eruptions 1740-1741 AD Eruption 1800-1801 AD Steam explosion, lava flow
Mount_Chōkai
Injury caused by lightning strike
example, lightning striking a nearby tree may vaporize sap, and the steam explosion often causes bark and wood fragments to be explosively ejected. Lightning
Lightning_injury
water". Reuters. 12 March 2011. "Explosion at Fukushima I reactor 1; 4 injured, 3 irradiated (Japanese)". "Explosion at quake-hit nuclear plant". ABC
List of civilian nuclear accidents
List_of_civilian_nuclear_accidents
2004 American film
firefighter from Ladder 49, Tommy Drake, suffer severe burns following a steam explosion at an industrial building. He finds the work rewarding, but his wife
Ladder_49
Character created by Jules Verne
when magma reaches the seawater in the grotto, creating a massive steam explosion which blows the island and the Nautilus to pieces. Nemo's characteristics
Captain_Nemo
explosion at Nenoksa test site: it's probably not Burevestnik". Macias, Amanda (21 August 2019). "US intel report says mysterious Russian explosion was
List of military nuclear accidents
List_of_military_nuclear_accidents
Clastic rocks composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials
pyroclastic deposits are a variety of pyroclastic rock formed from volcanic steam explosions and are entirely composed of accidental clasts. Phreatomagmatic pyroclastic
Pyroclastic_rock
1947 explosions in Texas City, Texas
accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions. The explosion was triggered by a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered
Texas_City_disaster
Soviet firefighter at the Chernobyl disaster (1962-1986)
remembered hearing the initial steam explosion from the direction of the power plant, and brushed it off, as he likened it to a steam release, the likes of which
Volodymyr_Pravyk
Steam-powered railroad locomotive
locomotive in the US to suffer a boiler explosion. The blast is said to have been caused by the fireman tying down the steam safety valve; he had grown tired
Best_Friend_of_Charleston
Echo-II class cruise missile submarine of the Soviet Navy
criticality excursion of about 5·1018 fissions and a thermal/steam explosion. The explosion expelled the new load of fuel, destroyed the machine enclosures
Soviet_submarine_K-431
Volcanic caldera in the United states
Thumb of Lake Yellowstone 174,000 years ago. Smaller steam explosions occur as well. An explosion 13,800 years ago left a 5 km (3.1 mi) diameter crater
Yellowstone_Caldera
Conversion coating for metals
periodically added to the bath, with proper controls to prevent a steam explosion. Hot blackening involves dipping the part into various tanks. The workpiece
Black_oxide
Nuclear Power Plant after an unsafe systems test led to a series of steam explosions that destroyed reactor number four. The plume spread in the near distance
List of nuclear power accidents by country
List_of_nuclear_power_accidents_by_country
Isotope of xenon
system inserted positive reactivity, causing a thermal transient and a steam explosion that tore the reactor apart. Reactors using continuous reprocessing
Xenon-135
Ship explosion in Bombay, India
The Bombay explosion (or Bombay docks explosion) occurred on 14 April 1944, in the Victoria Dock of Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India) when the
1944_Bombay_explosion
Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine
A steam locomotive is a type of locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled
Steam_locomotive
Pyrotechnic composition of metal powder and metal oxide
water with thermite or pouring water onto burning thermite can cause a steam explosion, spraying hot fragments in all directions. Thermite's main ingredients
Thermite
Severe events involving radioactive materials
died. 29 September 1957: Kyshtym disaster: Nuclear waste storage tank explosion at the same Mayak plant, Russia. No immediate fatalities, though up to
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
Volcanic eruption in Washington, United States
the second of three levels, and warn of an increased likelihood of a steam explosion or eruption from the lava dome within the next few days. Such an event
2004–2008 volcanic activity of Mount St. Helens
2004–2008_volcanic_activity_of_Mount_St._Helens
Volcano in Ethiopia
ejecta on 25 November suggesting that the eruption was produced by a steam explosion. Following the eruption, there were concerns about impacts on air quality
Hayli_Gubbi
How nuclear fuel behaves during a reactor accident
Extensive work was done from 1970 to 1990 on the possibility of a steam explosion or FCI when molten 'corium' contacted water. Many experiments suggested
Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident
Behavior_of_nuclear_fuel_during_a_reactor_accident
American Mississippi steamboat, sank 1865
boiler exploded, followed a split-second later by two more. The massive steam explosion came from the top rear of the boilers. It went upward at a 45-degree
Sultana_(steamboat)
Industrial explosion in Brockton, Massachusetts on March 20, 1905
The Grover Shoe Factory disaster was an industrial explosion, building collapse and fire that killed 58 people and injured 150 when it leveled the R.
Grover_Shoe_Factory_disaster
Concept in explosives engineering
sudden change in pressure initiates the chemical (or sometimes, as in steam explosions, physical) energy release. The energy release re-accelerates the flow
Chapman–Jouguet_condition
Marine Company 1. She is named after John D. Mckean, who died in a 1953 steam explosion while trying to save a predecessor fireboat, the George B. McClellan
John_D._McKean_(fireboat)
Type of hydraulic compression system failure
of a steam locomotive can be very dangerous as a broken connecting rod could puncture the firebox or boiler and cause a steam explosion. Steam engines
Hydrolock
engine steam explosion steam fair Steam generator (boiler) steam generator Steam generator (nuclear power) steam hammer steam locomotive steam locomotive
Index of steam energy articles
Index_of_steam_energy_articles
2nd episode of Chernobyl
meets Legasov and Shcherbina and tells them about the risk of a bigger steam explosion from contact between hot nuclear material and water in the basement
Please Remain Calm (Chernobyl)
Please_Remain_Calm_(Chernobyl)
went out of control, resulting in a nuclear meltdown. The ensuing steam explosion and radiation killed up to 50 people with estimates of between 4,000
List_of_industrial_disasters
List of large explosions
extremely large explosions, accidental and intentional, caused by modern high explosives, boiling liquid expanding vapour explosions (BLEVEs), older explosives
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
collapses of radio masts and towers Power outages 2007 New York City steam explosion Electric power blackouts Lists of rail accidents Accidents and incidents
List of modern infrastructure failures
List_of_modern_infrastructure_failures
Volcanic landform
connects below the surface of a planet. Rootless cones are formed by steam explosions as flowing hot lava crosses over a wet surface, such as a swamp, a
Rootless_cone
Natural hazard
Smaller waves are theoretically generated by pressure impulses and steam explosions, as well as flow pressure and shear. Discharge rate, transport distance
Volcanic_tsunami
1997 American horror television miniseries
escape. Accepting his fate, Jack kills himself by triggering a massive steam explosion that levels the Overlook. Ten years later at around the age of 17,
The_Shining_(miniseries)
Largest hot spring in the United States
States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions—What's in Yellowstone's Future
Grand_Prismatic_Spring
74 million year old impact structure in Iowa
was labeled a "cryptovolcanic structure" (a hypothetical volcanic steam explosion). Further investigation was undertaken by Robert S. Dietz who proposed
Manson_impact_structure
Volcanic crater in Death Valley National Park, California, US
entire Cottonwood Mountains range. Geologists call the resulting large steam explosions hydrovolcanic or phreatic eruption and the pits created are known as
Ubehebe_Crater
These accidents included the Tokaimura nuclear accident, the Mihama steam explosion, cover-ups after accidents at the Monju reactor, and the 21 month shut
Anti-nuclear power movement in Japan
Anti-nuclear_power_movement_in_Japan
Sloop of the Royal Navy
the Royal Navy in 1880. She sank at anchor off Punta Arenas after an explosion on 26 April 1881 during her maiden voyage to the Pacific. Her loss caused
HMS_Doterel_(1880)
British sailing steamship launched in 1858
accompanied by many spectators. However, off Hastings she suffered a massive steam explosion (caused by a valve being left shut by accident after a pressure test
SS_Great_Eastern
Electric discharge between the atmosphere and the ground
fractured rock is rapidly heated by a lightning strike, the resulting steam explosion can cause rock disintegration and shift boulders. It may be a significant
Lightning_strike
Chemical mixtures that expand on setting in drilled holes to split rock
safer than explosives, but they have to be used as directed to avoid steam explosions during the first few hours after being placed. Many patents describe
Non-explosive demolition agents
Non-explosive_demolition_agents
liquid expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE) Rapid phase transition Steam explosion Martynyuk, M. M. (March 1977). "Phase Explosion of a Metastable Fluid"
Explosive_boiling
Locomotive powered by a reservoir of superheated steam or compressed air
risk of fire or explosion. Typical usage was in a mine, or a food or chemical factory. They were also used where a source of air or steam was readily available
Fireless_locomotive
New nuclear reactor technologies under development
investigating the concept.[citation needed] SCWRs share the steam explosion and radioactive steam release hazards of BWRs and LWRs as well as the need for
Generation_IV_reactor
Undesirable burning of residue deposits inside a chimney
to pour water into the fireplace or the chimney, which can cause a steam explosion that may damage the structural integrity of the masonry, or even expel
Chimney_fire
Weather phenomenon involving electrostatic discharge
currents travelling through a tree may vaporize its sap, causing a steam explosion that rips off bark or even bursts the trunk. Similarly water in a fractured
Lightning
North-south avenue in Manhattan, New York
(downtown) traffic since July 17, 1960. The 2007 New York City steam explosion sent a geyser of hot steam up from beneath the avenue at 41st Street, resulting in
Lexington_Avenue
2000 submarine accident in the Barents Sea
10 years. The crews of nearby ships felt an initial explosion and a second, much larger explosion, but the Russian Navy did not realise that an accident
Kursk_submarine_disaster
that operated on Canadian National's lines. CN 242 suffered a serious explosion when on August 9, 1941, when it collided with a stationary engine at the
Canadian_National_242
Closed vessel in which fluid is heated
violent explosion that cannot be controlled even by safety steam valves. Draining of the boiler can also happen if a leak occurs in the steam supply lines
Boiler
Caldera volcano west of Naples, Italy
eruption like the Monte Nuovo eruption of 1538 or a large phreatic (steam) explosion. A study by Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Phlegraean_Fields
Major volcanic eruption in Skamania County, Washington
aerial observations. At 12:36 pm on March 27, phreatic eruptions (explosions of steam caused by magma suddenly heating groundwater) ejected and smashed
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens
Volcanic field with explosion craters in western Uganda
explosions over the last 1 million years. These maar craters are a result of magma coming in contact with groundwater driving large steam explosions.
Katwe_craters
These accidents included the Tokaimura nuclear accident, the Mihama steam explosion, cover-ups after an accident at the Monju reactor, among others, more
Nuclear_power_in_Japan
STEAM EXPLOSION
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Stream
Boy/Male
Australian, Polish
Stream
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Stream
Boy/Male
British, English
A Son of Athena
Girl/Female
Tamil
Stream
Boy/Male
English
Austere
Boy/Male
Hindu
Stream
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, Middle English streme.Americanized form of Swedish Ström or Danish Strøm (see Strom).
Boy/Male
English
White stream; holy stream.
Girl/Female
Indian
Stream.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Steer.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Stream
Boy/Male
Indian
Stream
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Tear; Steam; Vapour
Girl/Female
English
Stream.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Stream
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
Stream.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Stream
Girl/Female
English
Stream.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Yorkshire)
English (chiefly West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Stead in West Yorkshire, or from some other place taking its name from Old English stede ‘estate’, ‘farm’, ‘place’.English (chiefly West Yorkshire) : from Middle English steed ‘stud horse’, ‘stallion’, applied as a nickname to a lusty person or as an occupational name to someone responsible for looking after stallions.
STEAM EXPLOSION
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Lucky; Good
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Very Glorious
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Remover of Fear
Girl/Female
Hindu
Pleasant smell
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, English
From the Heather Covered Hill; From the Hedged Valley; From the Hill of Heather
Boy/Male
German
Peaceful Ruler
Girl/Female
English French
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Girl/Female
Latin
Second wife of Rhoetus.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Again
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Turkish
Ruler
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v. i.
To move or travel by the agency of steam.
n.
A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather.
v. t.
A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak.
v. i.
Alt. of Steem
a.
Consisting of, or resembling, steam; full of steam; vaporous; misty.
v. t.
To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
v. t.
To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc.
n.
A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano.
n.
Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.
n.
Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached.
v. i.
To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.
n.
Alt. of Steem
v. t.
To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber.
v. t.
To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem tobacco leaves.
n. & v.
See 1st and 2nd Stem.
v. i.
To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams.
v. i.
To issue in a stream of light; to radiate.
n.
Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand.
v. i.
To emit steam or vapor.