Laser for steam turbine system

1. A method, comprising:

vaporizing water with electromagnetic radiation within a turbine to form steam, wherein said vaporizing the material includes

supplying the water to a nozzle,

vaporizing the water with the electromagnetic radiation within the nozzle, and

reflecting the electromagnetic radiation within the nozzle to pass through the water more than once; and

powering the turbine with the steam.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the water includes liquid water.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic radiation includes a laser beam.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein the nozzle includes a reflection area;

wherein the electromagnetic radiation reflects at the reflection area of the nozzle; and

cooling the reflection area of the nozzle by directing at least one of the water or steam to the reflection area.

5. The method of claim 1 ,wherein said reflecting the electromagnetic radiation within the nozzle includes containing the electromagnetic radiation within the nozzle.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

measuring a property of the electromagnetic radiation during said vaporizing the water; and

adjusting the supply of at least one of the water or the electromagnetic radiation based on the property of the electromagnetic radiation measured.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

producing the electromagnetic radiation with power created with a fuel cell, wherein a byproduct of the fuel cell includes the water; and

supplying the water from the fuel cell to the turbine.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

condensing the water from the atmosphere; and

supplying the water condensed from the atmosphere to the turbine.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein the water includes liquid water;

drawing the liquid water from a body of water; and

supplying the liquid water from the body of water to the turbine.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the water includes ice.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

supplying power from a power source to generate the electromagnetic radiation;

powering a drill head with the turbine;

wherein the water includes ice;

drilling into the ice with the drill head; and

wherein said vaporizing the water includes vaporizing debris created by said drilling.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the turbine includes a housing; and

said vaporizing the water with the electromagnetic radiation occurs within the housing of the turbine.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

discharging the steam from the turbine to the outside environment.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

recirculating the steam from the turbine back to the turbine.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the turbine includes a rotor with blades; and

said powering the turbine includes rotating the rotor with the steam.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the steam is dry steam;

said vaporizing includes producing the dry steam that lacks any of the water in a liquid phase.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

powering a mechanical load with the turbine; and

switching powering of the mechanical load to an electric motor when a specified operational parameter is reached.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the mechanical load is a drive train of a vehicle.

19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the electromagnetic radiation from a source that is remotely located relative to the turbine.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

moving a vehicle with the turbine; and

wherein said transmitting the electromagnetic radiation comes from a stationary source.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein said transmitting the electromagnetic radiation occurs from a satellite.