As its name suggests, a steam cycle adds heat and moisture at certain points during the wash without the need for strong ...

Fossil fuel power generation depends on a process called the steam cycle, in which fuel is burned to boil water, the resulting steam spins a turbine and the turbine drives an electric generator.

"From a thermodynamic perspective, it's a very good process fluid," said Klaus ... a supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle dates back to the 1940s, but steam cycles were already very efficient ...