Panic in New York!

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


In a few high density urban areas, centrally generated steam is sold to nearby users, who can then avoid having to have their own heating system, gas powered or otherwise. Im not real familiar with the economics of such systems. My impression is that most are fairly old, and probably pre-date cheap gas heat.

Steam can also be used for AC by use of absorption chillers to produce chilled water, rather than using electric chillers. In terms of energy and cost efficiency in someplace like Manhattan, central steam systems are far better than separate gas heating and electric AC.

[Mercator]

Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
What are steam-pipes (used for)?

I had no idea these things existed either until something similar happened in Rotterdam about a year and a half ago.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
Don't they have gas in NYC?

Yes, which makes the presence of a massive steam pipe very mysterious.

[Japher]

it's a conspiracy!!! the terrorists are laying pipe!

[Caligastia]

Oh the humanity!

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Lorizael
This is an international board, MOBIUS. Stop posting uninteresting crap about your pet country.

He's still pissed because they left the commonwealth...

[MOBIUS]

China was never in the Commonwealth...

[Sirotnikov]

LOTM

[Dr Strangelove]

Some of Con-Eds power generating facilities may still use steam generators. One possible use of the spent steam would be to use it to heat nearby buildings. If this steam was under enough pressure to produce a 77 foot tall geyser though this incident probably didn't involve spent steam.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
China was never in the Commonwealth...

Where is the post about China?

[MOBIUS]

That's the point, this is about the US - my pet country of hate these days is China...

Do pay attention...

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
That's the point, this is about the US - my pet country of hate these days is China...

Do pay attention...

Two trick pony

[GePap]

As was already noted, the steam heating system in Manhattan is over a century old. The pipe that exploded was from 1924.

If you ever walk in Manhattan, eventually you will notice steam coming out from some manhole. As as our resident power supply guy alreayd stated, steam can be very efficient.

[MOBIUS]

Originally posted by Lorizael

Two trick pony

"Don't discuss the poster"

[/Ming]



The Defence requests his posts on the evil Zionist nation called Israel to be taken into account.

[Hueij]

In our (Dutch) papers it was mentioned that the Empire State Building is using this system. Is that true?