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Actually they carry the water in the tender in a tank below the coal. The tender is hooked onto the back of engine, and the water gets to the boiler which is the 'large tank on the front of the engine' through a flexible hose.
In the large tank on the front of the engine.
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What energy source was used to power steam engines?
water
Heat engines use heat to do work?
Yes. Heat engines come in various forms. For example, internal combustion using gasoline or diesel, external combustion (not much used), steam engines reciprocating or turbine, gas turbines, rocket engines.
What are the uses of boiler?
To generate steam to drive turbines to generate electricity, Steam used for air conditioning systems, heating ,hot water ,process applications, driving steam engines , boilers to run ships using super heated steam, auto clave's, portable heat /hot water for buildings. smaller boilers to generate power to run cars
What is priming in the marine boiler?
Priming is a carryover of entrained water with the steam into the engines that affect the turbine blade, break cylinder heads, piston, valves.
What three things did Elijah McCoy invent?
(lubricator for steam engines
What were the first steam engines used for?
The first steam engines used for pumping water out of mines.
What were the steam engines first use?
The first steam engines used for pumping water out of mines.
Are steamboats related to locomotives?
A steamboat has a steam engine to drive its paddle wheel or screws to push the boat along in the water. The original railway locomotives had steam engines to drive their wheels. That's the relationship.
Did they have to fill the early steam engines with water when the steam ran out?
Yes
What is a major advantage of the steam engine over waterpower?
Steam engines do not need to be built next to rivers.
What was the initial job of the steam engine?
Steam engines were first used to pump water out of mines.
What energy source was used to power steam engines?
water
What were steam engines first used for?
pumping water out of coal mines
What were the Northern Factories using instead Of Water power?
steam engines
What is used to carry steam and water in a power plant?
We see the wide use of pipe to carry steam and water in a power plant. Insulation is applied where necessary.
What is a major advantage of the steam engine over water?
Steam engines do not need to be built next to rivers or streams.
How were steam engines used in the past?
Steam engines were first used in the tin mines of Cornwall, England to pump water from the mines which often extended out under the Cornish coastline.
