in a short answer how does steam boats work.  2) who invented the first steamboat. 3) where was it invented?
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1.) To answer how they work you would have to have the kind of steam boat it is because thier are many, here the site where it tells the ins and out of alot of steamboats (http://www.steamboats.com/) The paddles squeaked enormously and turn the wheel which forced resistance against the water thus creating movement at a rel 2.) In 1787 John Fitch made the first steam boat 3.) In America on the Deleware River
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How could they make a titanic two? I mean the damn ship sank what else could happen? Oh let me guess, The irish make a Titanic 2, it's gotta be it! (Note the sarcasm)
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Its so easy to do a search\n\nhttp://www.taftan.com/thermodynamics/STURBINE.HTM\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_turbine
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Steam is merely water vapour at a temperature equal to or greater than the boiling point. We cannot see water vapour; for the same reason, we cannot see steam.\n\nWhen water is heated in a vessel with a nozzle, a cloud forms as the hot water vapour issuing from the nozzle mixes with the colder surrounding air. Such a cloud is popularly, although incorrectly, called "steam". We cannot see steam, so what we can see is not rightly called steam. Call the cloud what you like, but just remember that it is composed of water droplets not water vapour. Like mixing cloud in meteorology, it is the mixing of moist air masses with different characteristics that yields such a cloud. If you heat the nozzle with a gas torch the cloud will soon disappear. Yet, water vapour is still issuing from the nozzle.
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well there was this guy named captain john smith and he sent a bunch of people to america (he paid for there ship and their supplies and all that stuff) to find gold and siver and find a easy way to trade with china and japan.then when they didnt find any thing they figured there has to be a way to make money.so they made a glass factory.and that made a little money.but then they found tobaco in virgina (which was where they were at in america) and they started to sell that and that made tons of money (they didnt know it was bad though).so then these people in america found out that they needed help so they went over to china and started taking people and selling them to help the people get the tobaco. (the people that brought the slaves over where called the dutches)and then 200 years later in the 1800's the south thought slavery was wrong and the north thought it wasnt so then they got into a fight and eventually slavery was mostly ended. (any question about this you dont get e-mail me at cool_dude6490@yahoo.com)
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well, the basic idea is that they're kind of like a big propeller inside a tube.  one side of the tube is connected to a sealed tank with some water in it, and the other side of the tube is vented out to the air.  when you light a fire under the water, the water boils and releases steam.  this fire can be powered by coal, oil, or even not be fire at all - in a nuclear reactor, the nuclear reaction is used to heat water that in turn boils and makes steam.\n\nif you've ever done any cooking on the stove, you know that if the container is sealed, the steam can build up to a VERY high pressure.  \n\nif you then open a valve and send the steam down the tube toward the turbine, the high pressure on one side will cause the turbine blades to spin.  just like a propellor working in reverse, essentially.  obviously i'm glossing over some of the details - there are a lot of subtle thermodynamics involved with a real turbine, and "propellor" is only a very rough approximation.\n\nso the shaft of the propeller is then connected via some gearbox to a generator.  a generator is basically a loop of wire that is free to turn in a magnetic field.  usually this field is generated by a permanent magnet.  \n\nif the loop spins, the mechanical energy of the spin is converted into electrical energy via a phenomenon called magnetic induction.  if you then connect the wires of the loop to some circuit, the induced current will power the circuit.\n\nan old roommate of mine was into collecting miniatures steam engines, for some reason, and apparently there are quite a few companies that make them.  here is a representative example of one or you can search on google for "steam turbine toy" or "steam turbine kit":\n\nhttp://www.lilliputmotorcompany.com/steam-turbine-wilesco-p-451.html\n\nas for a generator, lots of science hobby places sell little kit generators.  you don't want to use a big one as your tiny steam engine won't have enough torque to turn one over.  here's an example:\n\nhttp://sciencekit.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_440210\n\nhere are some links about how steam turbines work, and magnetic induction and generators:\nhttp://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/dampfturbine.php3?v=2\nhttp://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/lesson/otherpub/wfendt/generatorengl.htm\nhttp://www.taftan.com/thermodynamics/STURBINE.HTM
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http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/SteamTrains.htm\nhttp://www.cottontimes.co.uk/trevithicko.htm
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Moving water as in a river or water tuned to steam can turn a turbine and produce electricity.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbine
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In conclusion we found the water to bead up like a dome until the increase in mass/weight overcame the Penny's ability to hold the water. Then the water ran onto the table across the floor. There was a bare electrical wire which the water shorted out and it caught fire, burning the building down. After the Fire Department left, we decide never to try this stupid experiment again!\nYou may want to reword it some, this this best I could do from what you wrote.
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To calculate the kinetic energy, you need to know the velocity of the steamboat at which it is travelling.  Taking ke = 0.5mv^2, you will be able to calculate the kinetic energy.  You can find the velocity by dividing the distance travelled by the time taken to travel this distance.  One problem you will face is that the speed of the steamboat may not be uniform, and hence, you can't use the ke = 0.5mv^2 formula.\n\nTo find the effects of the various factors, such as hole size and number of candles used, you must only vary one factor at a time.  For example, conduct a series of experiment using different number of candles with the same hole size.\n\nNope, you can't equate kinetic energy to the thermal energy produced.  You have to take into account of water resistance due to the viscosity of water which is significant.  [I'm assuming that you are conducting the experiment in water since you call it a 'steamboat'].  If you conduct the experiment in air, you may be able to assume air resistance to be zero.
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You could make a very good argument for steam engines. Steam engines essentially created the logistics part of business, and made it possible for food to be distributed all over the country. Steam locomotives created a boom in coal and steel industries and made available a less expensive faster mode of travel for people.
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please go thru the following pages\n\nhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/maglev-train.htm\nhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/maglev-train1.htm\nhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/maglev-train2.htm\nhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/maglev-train3.htm
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sometimes they are made using a type of distill process.  they boil rose petals (for instance) and then collect the steam
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The basic theory is that if you pump steam into a place where there is a piston, the piston will move up.  Then you release the steam and the piston will go down.  You connect the piston to something to get movement, such as some gears that turn the propellers or connect them to the wheels.  It's a bit more complicated than that, but that's basically how it's done.
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Here's a link to a list of inventions.  I'll leave you to figure out which ones are most important how they changed the world.\n\nhttp://www.crystalinks.com/chinainventions.html
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(a)  How long does it take the propeller to go 1/3 of a revolution?  Figure that out, and you'll have your answer.\n(b)  Similarly, how long does it take to go 2/3 of a revolution?
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1. When was the Titanic built? \nLaid down:  March 31, 1909 \nLaunched:  May 31, 1911 \nChristened:  Not christened \n\n2. When did it go on its first trip? \nMaiden voyage:  April 10, 1912 \n\n3. How long was the trip? \nLeft April 10\nSunk April 15th\n\n4. Why did the Titanic hit an iceberg? \nOn that fateful night, however, a combination of factors that might occur but once in a lifetime came together: with no moon, no wind and the dark side of the berg facing the ship, the lookouts were powerless. Had they spotted the iceberg 10 seconds later or 10 seconds earlier, or even had the ship simply hit it straight on, it is likely that Titanic would not have foundered.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic#1:45_PM_-_Amerika_iceberg_warning\n\n5. How many people died?   \n1,522 people perished in the accident\n\n6. Why did the people die?  \nMost of them drowned or froze to death in the water.\n\n7. Why did some people make a movie about the Titanic? \nIt was a huge real event and as such a sure fire box office hit.\n\n8. How much money did the movie cost?  \nWhich one? There have been four! The budget for the 1997 version was: $US 200,000,000\n\n9. How many icebergs did it hit on its maiden voyage? \nShe struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. (ship's time) on Sunday evening April 14, 1912, and sank two hours and forty minutes later, after breaking into two pieces, at 2:20 a.m. Monday morning April 15.\n\n10. In the movie, how did Rose get him out of the handcuffs?\nShe hit them with an axe, very risky!\n\n11. What mishap almost took place with the Titantic in the beginning part of the voyage?\nIn the movie?\nRose nearly slipped/jumped over board, but Jack pulled her back.