1. A method comprising:
pumping water through a water inlet valve into a steam generation system and about an electric heating element disposed within the steam generation system;
converting the water into pressurized steam in the steam generation system by heating the water with the electric heating element substantially immediately after pumping the water about the electric heating element;
expelling the pressurized steam from the steam generation system into a power generation system; and
converting the pressurized steam in the power generation system into motive energy.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein pumping the water comprises:
maintaining a substantially constant pressure of water in a pumping system;
opening an injector valve with a camshaft coupled to a cam to allow water to flow through the water inlet; and
closing the injector valve to stop water from flowing through the water inlet.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the substantially constant pressure is approximately 1000 PSI.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein pumping the water comprises:
maintaining a substantially constant pressure of water in a pumping system; and
continuously injecting water into the steam generation system.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the substantially constant pressure is approximately 1000 PSI.
6. A device comprising:
a water pumping system;
a steam generation system configured to receive water from the water pumping system and comprising an electric heating element disposed within the steam generation system, the electric heating element configured to convert water into pressurized steam substantially immediately after water is pumped into the steam generation system and about the electric heating element; and
a power generation system configured to receive the pressurized steam from the steam generation system and generate energy.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein the water pumping system comprises:
an injector valve configured to be opened and closed and to allow water to be pumped into the steam generation system when open and to substantially prevent water from being pumped into the steam generation system when closed;
a camshaft coupled to a cam and configured to open the injector valve; and
a spring coupled to the injector valve and configured to close the injector valve.
8. The device of claim 6, wherein the steam generation system comprises a second steam generation system configured to expel the pressurized steam into the power generation system.
9. The device of claim 6, wherein the electric heating element comprises a probe heater.
10. The device of claim 6, wherein the electric heating element comprises a tube heater.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a data storage device for storing a plurality of data while compiling them into a database,
a reader for reading a search sheet having at least one search item or search keyword selected by a user thereon,
a data searcher for specifying the search item based on a search sheet image read by the reader and searching data corresponding to the specified search item in the data storage device or specifying the search keyword based on the search sheet image read by the reader and searching data corresponding with the specified search keyword, and
a display device for displaying a search result given by the data searcher.
2. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a receiver for receiving an instruction to print the search sheet for selecting at least search item or search keyword from a plurality of search items or a plurality of search keywords, and
a printer for printing the search sheet if the instruction to print the search sheet is received by the receiver.
3. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the receiver receives an instruction to print a search sheet for selecting another search item or search keyword from the plurality of search items or the plurality of search keywords if there are a plurality of data corresponding to the specified search item or corresponding with to the specified search keyword as a result of the search by the data searcher.
4. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
the printer prints a search sheet including a plurality of search items or a plurality of search keywords and check boxes corresponding to the plurality of search items or the plurality of search keywords,
the reader reads the search sheet having the check box corresponding to the search item or search keyword, by which the user desires a search to be executed, checked by the user, and
the data searcher specifies the search item corresponding to the check box checked by the user and searches data corresponding to the specified search item in the data storage device or specifies the search keyword corresponding to the check box checked by the user and searches data corresponding with the specified search keyword.
5. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
the printer prints a search sheet additionally including a character entry area for enabling the user to write a search keyword down,
the reader reads the search sheet having the search keyword written down in the character entry area by the user, and
the data searcher recognizes the search keyword written down by the user and searches data corresponding with the recognized search keyword in the data storage device.
6. An image forming apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a two-dimensional code generator for generating a two-dimensional code including position information for specifying the positions of the check boxes or those of the search keywords on the image read by the reader, wherein:
the printer prints the two-dimensional code generated by the two-dimensional code generator at a specified position of the search sheet,
the reader reads the two-dimensional code printed at the specified position of the search sheet by the printer, and
the data searcher analyzes the two-dimensional code read by the reader, specifies the search item or search keyword corresponding to the check box checked by the user on the search sheet image based on the position information included in the analyzed two-dimensional code and searches data corresponding to the specified data search or corresponding with the specified search keyword in the data storage device.
7. An image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:
the two-dimensional code generator generates a two-dimensional code including recognition information used to recognize whether or not a data search is to be executed,
the data searcher specifies the search item based on the search sheet image read by the reader and searches data corresponding to the specified search item in the data storage device or specified the search keyword based on the search sheet image read by the reader and searches data corresponding with the specified search keyword in the data storage device.
8. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data storage device stores facsimile data received via a telephone circuit, transmitting ends of the facsimile data and dates of receiving the facsimile data while compiling them into the database.
9. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the receiver receives an instruction to print a search sheet for selecting at least one search item from transmitting ends of facsimile data transmitted via a telephone circuit and dates of receiving the facsimile data.
10. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data storage device stores facsimile data transmitted via a telephone circuit, destinations of the facsimile data and dates of transmitting the facsimile data while compiling them into the database.
11. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the receiver receives an instruction to print a search sheet for selecting at least one search item from destinations of facsimile data and dates of transmitting the facsimile data.
12. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data storage device stores image data received from external apparatuses, file names of the image data, transmitting ends of the image data and dates of receiving the image data while compiling them into the database.
13. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the receiver receives an instruction to print a search sheet for selecting at least one search item from file names of image data, transmitting ends of the image data and dates of receiving the image data.
14. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reader reads documents, and the data storage device stores document data read by the reader and dates of reading the document data while compiling them into the database.
15. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the reader reads documents and the receiver receives an instruction to print a search sheet for selecting the dates of reading the document data by the reader.
16. An image forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a keyword entry receiver for receiving the entry of a search keyword by the user, wherein the data searcher searches data corresponding with the search keyword received by the keyword entry receiver in the data storage device.
17. An image forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a search item display device for displaying a plurality of search items, and a search item receiver for receiving the selection of the search item displayed by the search item display device by the user, wherein the data searcher searches data corresponding to the search item received by the search item receiver.
18. An image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the two-dimensional code generator generates a two-dimensional code including search pattern information representing which search items have been selected if a plurality of search items have already been selected.
19. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display device displays data if the data are specified as a result of the search by the data searcher.
20. An image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:
the position information includes position coordinates of the check boxes or those of the search keywords on the image read by the reader, and
the data searcher analyzes the two-dimensional code read by the reader, specifies the search item or the search keyword corresponding to the check box checked by the user on the search sheet image based on the position coordinates included in the analyzed two-dimensional code, and searches data corresponding to the specified search item or corresponding with the specified search keywords in the data storage device.