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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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How did the steam engine change America?
The steam locomitve mad it easier in America because people could visit their families quicker instead of riding in a wagon/horse. It also made trade easier and they could carry things more quickly. Messages could get aound quicker.
Why is excessive moisture in steam undesirable in steam turbines?
moisture present in steam due to quality of steam.
What property of the exhaust gas is being used to turn the turbine that runs the compressor?
At exhaust valve opening, pressurised gas reduces pressure by moving across the turbine blades and out of the exhaust pipe, the momentum of the moving gas is tapped by the turbine blades producing torque on the turbine shaft.
How do you controle feed water in boiler?
There are a few ways to do this. First is manually, using a pump and a throttle (globe) valve, while watching the gage glass. second and most commonly, using a one element, or three element, or plc controled feedwater level control and an automatic (pneumatic, hydraulic or electric) feedwater control valve. Thirdly, with an injector or inspirator manually control the feedwater flow while watching the gage glass; and fourth, using a float control switch cycle the feedwater pump on and off automatically. There may be even more methods of controlling the feedwater flow but these are most common.
Who invented the first steam engine and why?
Though not the original inventor, James Watt is often cited as the person that developed a useful and efficient steam engine. The requirements were needed at the time of the Industrial Revolution to power the new machines in factories and for transport.
The steam engine meant that factories?
It meant that factories could be built anywhere.
It allowed factories to work 24 hours a day and this began the invention of shifts and the work week. Weekends happened much later. They could also produce more products in shorter times leading to production methods used today.
The address of the Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association is: Po Box 509, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0509
Is steam from a steam train a gas?
No. It is water vapor. It acts similar to gases in some respects, but it is truly water vapor and will add to the atmosphere, when released, as moisture which can then condense and precipitate out, which gases will not do at ambient temperatures.
What constitutes the heating surface of steam boiler?
The heating surface of a boiler is all the surfaces that have boiler water on one side and hot gases of combustion on the other. The surface in contact with the water is the surface that is measured.
Steam showers are a great addition to any bathroom. They work by water passing through a steam generator, located near the shower or inside the wall, and out through an outlet in the shower itself.
Did james watt invent the steam train?
Nope, James Watt inproved the steam engine by comming up with a seperate condenser to avoid the massive waste of energy making it way more efficient, more cost- effective and more powerful. His engine was used in some of the first steam trains though.
Who was the Scottish inventor of the first efficient steam engine in 1765?
In 1765, James Watt made improvements to the Newcomen engine, which was inefficient but the best steam engine of its time.
What if your steam iron will not produce steam when ironing?
Assuming it still heats up, so not an electrical fault...
Most obviously, it's run out of water! If you live in a hard water area, the nozzles or valve could be scaled up, so need de-scaling.
How long did it take for James watt to make the steam engine?
It took him 8 years, from 1765 to 1776.
How hot does the steam get on a steam engine?
The temperature of the steam in a steam engine will vary as the pressure of the steam. The higher the pressure, the higher the temperature that the steam headers (pipes) will run at. Because pressure varies between steam engines, temperature will vary also. Those temperatures could be from between 300 to 400 degrees on up to 700 to 800 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on the actual pressure the boiler is running at.
Toy - Model steam engines typically use much lower steam pressures, and these machines run at 220F to about 250F
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
Steam engines are external combustion engines,[1] where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power orgeothermal energy may be used. Water turns to steam in a boiler and reaches a high pressure. When expanded through pistons or turbines, mechanical work is done. The reduced-pressure steam is then condensed, and it is pumped back into the boiler. The ideal thermodynamic cycle used to analyze this process is called the Rankine cycle. Some practical steam engines discard the low-pressure steam instead of condensing it for reuse.
The idea of using boiling water to produce mechanical motion has a long history, going back about 2,000 years. Early devices were not practical power producers, but more advanced designs producing usable power have become a major source of mechanical power over the last 300 years, beginning with applications for removing water from mines using vacuum engines. Subsequent developments used pressurized steam and converted linear to rotational motion which enabled the powering of a wide range of manufacturing machinery. These engines could be sited anywhere that water and coal or wood fuel could be obtained, whereas previous installations were limited to locations where water wheels or windmills could be used. Significantly, this power source would later be applied to vehicles such as steam tractors and railway locomotives. The steam engine was a critical component of the Industrial Revolution, providing the prime mover for modern mass-production manufacturing methods. Modern steam turbines generate about 90% of the electric power in the United States using a variety of heat sources.[2]
In general usage, the term 'steam engine' can refer to integrated steam plants such as railway steam locomotives and portable engines, or may refer to the machinery alone, as in the beam engineand stationary steam engine. Specialized devices such as steam hammers and steam pile drivers are dependent on steam supplied from a separate boiler.
What is the use of steam drum in boiler?
The steam drum separated the steam from the water and stream mixture in the boiler drum.
Steam engines are too heavy to power aircraft.
Steam engines were first used to power what?
The Newcomen Engine, and Watt's Pumping Engine (an improvement on Newcomen's design) were both used to pump water out of mines.
Why most sugar mills used steam in 1843?
Because it was the cheapest power source that was available at the time. The electric motor was in its infancy at the time and little more than a curiosity. It wasn't until the late 19th century that electric motors became commercially viable, yet the generation of electricity was still not very efficient. Steam engines (turbines) are still the primary source of electrical generation today.
Where is the 1 cylinder on a 97 cavalier aith a 2.4 engine?
The number one cylinder for a 97 Cavalier with a 2.4 engine is the one closest to the passenger side. The firing order is1-3-4-2.
Horses were a logical choice for comparison as they were the most commonly used source of power in the 1700s.
