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...small plant has four boilers that operate at over 400 pounds per square inch steam pressure each...
...produce steam and electricity, the plant burns natural gas or number six fuel oil, which is a residual oil, according to Parziale. He adds that the emission stacks are monitored 24 hours a day "to ensure environmental safety...
Harvard buys the steam from COM/Energy at high pressure and converts it to lower pressure through regulating valves in the tunnels...
...Once the steam enter the building, it goes into a radiator, turns into water and gives off heat in the process--the same type of reaction that causes third degree burns from steam. When the water vapor contracts into a more dense state--from gas to liquid--it gives off energy in the form of heat. Once the steam condenses to water after it has served its heating purpose, it is sent back to the plant through the same system of underground lines and tunnels...
...Steam Still Matters...