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The clue's in the question! As engines - providing power for ships, factory and agricultural plant, as railway locomotives, road vehicles, etc. etc. The steam engine per se is just that - an engine!
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoNowadays very little. They were a prime mover and helped created the induxtrial revolution. Without steam power it could scarecy have happened.
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What did people use before the steam engine?
Before the steam engine.... "people power" and "animal power."
What did people use before the diesel engine?
Steam engines.
How did James Watt's steam engine help people?
James Watt's steam engine helped people as it was four times as fast as the one before it and it was much effective. With his help with the engine it made it easier and better to use.
What technology came before the steam engine?
people would use resouces that they had around them
What is the use of a steam engine?
turbine
What was steam engine use for?
a mining pump
What was the steam engine used for?
Transporting people, coal, and food from place to place. A steam engine is like a train.
How has the steam engine changed your world?
i believe the steam engine provide faster transportation of goods and people and people could coal mine easier.
What energy does the steam engine use?
steam engine uses thermal energy to convert water into steam and then uses pressure of steam to move the engine .thus thermal energy into pressure and further pressure into mechanical energy.
Why do we use throttle valve in steam engines?
For a steam engine, the steam(throttle) valve that sets the engine speed/power is often known as a regulator. k.Shiva
When was the first steam powered vehicle in use?
the earliest steam engine is used in 1727
Why was the steam engine made?
The steam engine was made to get people and thier goodies to the west and many other places too.
