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The prime problems of the early steam engine were threefold:
1) it was relatively inefficient, with a very poor energy conversion ratio (that is, the amount of potential energy stored in the fuel vs the amount of energy actually usable for work)
2) it needed to be quite large; and it used fuel that was of lower-energy density than later designs.
3) early steam engines could be rather dangerous, as they produced a large quantity of dense smoke and particulate matter, and were prone to explosions due to over-pressure flaws in their steam chambers.
However, modern-day steam engines (generally, a steam turbine) are some of the most efficient, compact, and safe forms of power generation available.
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What was the most important part of the transportation revolution?
the steam engine
What is so bad about the steam engine?
whats so bad about the steam engine
When did James watt build the steam engine?
James Watt biult the steam engine in the 1770
Did Thomas Newcomen invent anything other than the steam engine?
no thomas newcomen did not invent and thing besides a steam engine
How did James Watt contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
He developed a steam engine that could be used for manufacturing.
What are the problems of steam engine trains?
Lower efficiency than diesel, and much higher maintenance .
What type of combustion engine in the steam engine?
A steam engine is an external combustion engine. As the steam engine combusts outside of the engine itself.
What was the rotary steam engine?
A rotary steam engine was a fire engine basically
Who won the race between the horse and the steam engine?
According to research online, the horse took the lead initially, then the steam engine caught up and took the lead, only to lose the race when mechanical problems ensued.
A kind of engine that uses water steam?
A steam engine?
What was developed first gas engine or steam engine?
Steam
When was the steam engine improved?
the steam engine was improved in 1769.
What are steam engines?
noun: an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.A steam engine is an external combustion engine. As the steam engine combusts outside of the engine itself.
Why was the steam engine improved and who made the steam engine?
Robert Fulton.
Who popularised steam engine?
James watt popularised steam engine.
How do you make a steam engine in doodlegod?
Coal + Boiler= Steam Engine
A kind of engine that uses water steam or heat?
A steam engine uses water, steam, and heat.
