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Steam Engines
This category cover the various types of steam engines in trains, vintage cars and motorbikes, steam engines used for drives, invention explanations, how the different steam engines work, how steam trains and other steam engine driven vehicles work, what the various changes over time were to make steam engines more efficient and why.
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Who invented the steam locomotive (1830)?
The first full-scale working railway steam locomotive, called the 'Puffing Devil,' was built by Richard Trevithick.
In the USA the B&O Railroad's Tom Thumb, which went into service in 1830, was designed and built by Peter Cooper and was the first US-built locomotive to run in America, although it was intended as a demonstration of the potential of steam traction, rather than as a revenue-earning locomotive.
What is the temperature of steam 2.4 bar?
Steam can exist at various temperatures. Steam at a certain pressure can also exist at various temperatures.
Is a 1990 Montero interferrance engine?
The 1990 Mitsubishi Montero 3.0 V6 is listed as a non-interference engine. Replace the belt every 60,000 miles.
Why all electrical machines works on electromagnetic principle but not on electrostatic principle?
it works on the electromagnetic principle the conductor cuts the magnetic field which produces induces emf for the flow of current
What exerted pressure on the piston in newcomen's steam engine cause it to move?
Steam pressure pushes the piston up. Atmospheric Pressure pushes the piston down.
What is catenary in steam turbine?
generally more than three shafts contact by coupling together in steam turbine. the shaft is heavry and will be sag. in order to reduce the bend force on coupling and bend force on bearing, the engienering calclated the shaft and simulated when its in operation condition. so, the catenary curve and bearing elevation data have been provided for steam turbine installation.
Who invented the first steam engine in 1765?
The first use of steam power was over 2000 years ago. It was a simple devise that used steam to make movement. Steam engines have been around since the 1600s.
What steam engine still used from now?
They still use them in developing countries like Africa for ordinary things like powering a home computer. You just coal it up and before you know it, you've got your 56k connection prancing across the spectrum.
Does Toby the steam tram have pistons?
Yes, he does. Though they are not as visible as Thomas's. They are built inside his outer body to make him look more appealing.
Steam is often used for power generation.
Apply heat to water, steam (pressure) then used to turn a turnbine and generate electricity. Imagine if you boiled water in an encloded pot (air-tight lid). The pressure will build and you can use this pressure to generate power.
Who was the inventor of the steam plow?
There is some conflicting information about this. Here are some of the contenders:
- Edmund C Bellinger (first designs 1833)
- John Fowler (first designs 1852, patent 1852, successful demonstration 1854).
- Obed Hussey (demonstration 1855)
- Richard Gatling (patent 1857)
- Joseph W. Fawkes (demonstration 1858)
Whether or not any of these men is the very first inventor, it is sure that they all contributed to the field.
What is the reason of use of stub tube on boilers?
Stub tubes are used to seal off a tube sheet after a tube rupture, rather than replacing the tube. They are cheap temporary repairs made to get the boiler back on line in the shortest amount of time.
How does the steam engine make life easier?
if we didn't have steam engines along time ago we would have had no transport
Can you pumped exhaust steam directly to boiler?
No. Exhaust steam must be condensed back into water before being pumped back to the boiler. High pressure exhaust is often used to heat production or heating equipment, returned to a condensate tank then pumped to the D/A before being returned to the boiler. Low pressure (vaccuum) exhaust is condensed by a jet condenser or shell and tube condenser before being returned to the D/A.
Who invented the high pressure steam engine?
It was NOT James Watt that invented the high-pressure steam engine. James Watt made very useful improvements to Newcomen's low-pressure steam engine, while several people experimented in the following years with high-pressure steam. It was Richard Trevithick, however, who invented the first proven, high-pressure steam engine, particularly in his Pen-y-Darren locomotive.
Burning garbage to make steam and then electicity is an inexpensive use of?
Better to say it's an efficient use of garbage because it costs money to dispose of garbage and this way you get some return out of it.
What kind of engines are steam engines?
It is an engine of one or more cylinders which relies on steam pressure to move a piston along.. Water is heated in a boiler, the steam expands though a tube into the cylinder and the pressure forces a piston to move. If the piston is connected to a crank this horizontal motion can be converted to a rotary motion which can then drive a locomotive, machine or pump.
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That does not really answer the question. The Steam Engine is a type of Heat Engine - i.e. it converts heat energy to mechanical energy.
What engine does a Mazda 626 DX have?
If you can't find a sticker under the hood anywhere, get your serial number and call the dealer. They will tell you anything you want to know about the car. They can even tell you where it was made.
What is work of gland steam cooler in steam power plant?
gland steam cooler is used to cool steam of gland sealing comes from turbine
How do you calculate coal consumption in afbc boiler?
how we calculate the coal consumed to generate xxx MW say 12 hrs or 24 hrs in CFBC boiler please help
Where exactaly located thrust bearing in steam turbine?
Thrust bearings are mounted on turbines at or near the end of the shaft, closest to the steam chest (or inlet). This is to maintain the shaft in position with the casing of the turbine, allowing the casing and the shaft to expand evenly together toward the drive end of the turbine.
