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A '''steam generator''' is a device that uses a [[heat]] source to boil [[water]] and convert into its [[Gas|vapor]]  phase, referred to as [[steam]]. The heat may be derived from the [[combustion]] of a [[fuel]], a [[nuclear reactor]], [[geothermal fluid]]s, [[solar heat]] collectors, or [[electric]] elements.
A '''steam generator''' is a device that uses a [[heat]] source to boil [[water]] and convert into its [[Gas|vapor]]  phase, referred to as [[steam]]. The heat may be derived from the [[combustion]] of a [[fuel]], a [[nuclear fission]] reactor, [[geothermal energy]], [[solar energy]] or [[electric]] elements.

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A steam generator is a device that uses a heat source to boil water and convert into its vapor phase, referred to as steam. The heat may be derived from the combustion of a fuel, a nuclear fission reactor, geothermal energy, solar energy or electric elements.