Unyango lwe-Steam likhonkco elibonakalayo kwimveliso kunye nokulungiswa kweemveliso zesamente. Ayihambelani kuphela nokungazi komgangatho wemveliso, kodwa ichaphazela ngokuthe ngqo ukusebenza kwemveliso, iindleko zemveliso kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamandla kwikhonkrithi. Ayisiyo nje kubusika obubandayo, ikhonkrithi kufuneka ifuduselwe rhoqo, kodwa ngehlobo eshushu, ukwenzela ukuthintela imingxunya ebangelwe ngumahluko phakathi ngaphakathi nangaphandle, ikhonkrithi ifuna ukuphiliswa kwethanga. Unyango lwe-Steam lweemveliso zesamente ezidityaniswe nekhonkrithi yekhonkrithi yekhonkrithi yindlela eyimfuneko. Ukusuka kulwakhiwo lwecandelo le-Precam ukuya kwi-Fourical Spiling, ukugalela, ukuphiliswa kwe-steam kunye nezinye izinto zemveliso, izinto ezimiselweyo zekhonkrithi kufuneka zibe neemfuno ezingqongqo kunye neenkcazo, ngakumbi kwinqanaba lokunyanga. Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuqina kunye nokuqina kwezakhiwo zokwakha, kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina izinto zekhonkrithi ngokunyanzelisa ukusebenzisa ikhonkrithi yekhonkrithi. Ukusetyenziswa kwekhonkrithi yekhonkrithi yekhonkrithi kunokubonelela ngeqondo lokushisa elifanelekileyo kunye nokufana nekhonkrithi, khawulezisa inkqubo yokwakha, kunye nokuqinisekisa ukhuseleko kunye nomgangatho wezimbutha ezenziweyo. Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu kukuba umvelisi we-steam wesondlo sekhonkrithi unokuhlengahlengiswa kwiimeko zengingqi ngokwezixhobo, iinkqubo kunye nezixhobo. Kwindawo yokuqinisekisa amandla okukhulu, ukunciphisa isiphene sentsalela kwaye sinciphise umjikelo wonyango, yingcali yesikhokelo ekusekeni inkqubo yonyango.
I-Nobbeth Steam Generator inemveliso ye-Steam ekhawulezayo, ivolumu ye-steam eyaneleyo, amanzi kunye nokusebenza okuphezulu, kunye nokusebenza kweqhosha lendlela, kunye nokuphucula ukusebenza kwemveliso kunye nokugcinwa kwemveliso.