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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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Where is the largest steam locomotive in the world?
It is generally regarded the Union Pacific (UP) Big Boys where the largest steam locomotives. They had a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, with a overall length of 132 ft 9 1⁄4 in (40.47 m), and a total weight of 1,250,000 lb (762,000 lb locomotive, 342,200 lb tender). They had a traction effort of 135,375 lbf and a adhesion factor of 4.1, and burned coal. It last ran in July of 1959.
There is some disagreement on the size, there where other locomotives with higher wheel arrangements, but these were not as heavy or as powerful. UP holds the claim though that their Big Boy was the largest.
When was the steam engine created?
The mathematician and scientist Hero of Alexandria recorded experiments with the steam discharge device called the aeolipile around the first century AD, although Vitruvius may have built a model some 50 years earlier. Blasco De Garay used a steam device to propel a ship in 1543. A type of steam-powered pump was patented by Thomas Savery in 1598, the first practical steam engine.
Thomas Newcomen developed a piston engine powered by steam in 1712, but James Watt is credited with its improvement into an efficient device beginning in 1763. Watt's design used a separate chamber for condensing the steam, enabling most of the heat energy of the expanding steam to move its cylinders.
How do you calculate the percentage reduction in area until fracture?
I believe it is the change in area divided by initial area all multiplied by 100.
By formula, Reduction area = [ (Initial Area - Final Area) / Initial Area ] x 100
Largest part of a steam engine?
While not a moving part, except with the Railway Locomotive, the Boiler assembly forms the bulk of the weight of the locomotive, more than the engine proper or drive wheels, valve-gear , etc, Long Time (since l974 seriously) Railroad Buff. I have managed two steam cab rides, but hundreds of Electric sessions on the GG-I
The Nissan SR20DET is a popular 4-cylinder JDM engine known for being the heart of the Nissan 180SX and Silvia. SR20DET engine swaps are popular in North America for 240SX owners.
SR - Engine Family
20 - 2.0 Liters Displacement
D - Dual Overhead Cam
E - Electronic Fuel Injection
T - Turbocharged Nissan also produced a cheaper naturally aspirated (non-turbo) version of the SR engine called the SR20DE.
What was used as the main mode of transportation before the steam engine?
Before the steam engine was widely used, land transportation mainly used animal power. People rode on horseback or in horse-drawn vehicles. For sea transportation, people relied on wind power to move sailing ships. The steam engine was invented many centuries before anyone figured out how to use it.
Thomas Savery invented the steam pump in 1712 Thomas Savery invented the steam pump in 1712
Who made a single shot 22 long barreled pistol?
Several manufacturers could have made such a pistol, but the most likely suspect would be J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co.
Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0303: Engine Misfire Detected (Cylinder 3)
Did the steam engine benefit anyone?
bad question because to answer it you would probably find specific questions shortened are usually good the answer is yes.
also it is no now i am sure you know that so why not ask yourself another one?
How did the steam engine work?
Water is boiled in a boiler and the steam is used to force a piston up and down. The crank of the piston is attached to the outside of a wheel, like a railway engine. As the piston goes up and down, the wheel turns.
The turning wheel can drive a locomotive, or any kind of tractor, grinding mill, pump etc.
Engines of various sorts have been invented over the last two or three centuries. * In 1698, English military engineer, Thomas Savery, invented and patented the first crude steam engine, based on Denis Papin's Digester (pressure cooker) of 1679. * English blacksmith Thomas Newcomen improved on Savery's invention, designing and building the atmospheric steam engine, with the help of John Calley, in 1712. Steam engines continued to be improved upon by others in the ensuing centuries. * Karl Benz started Benz & Company in 1883 in Mannheim to produce industrial engines. There, he invented and patented the two-stroke engine. Gottlieb Daimler later inspired Benz to develop a four-stroke engine suitable for powering a four-wheeled horseless carriage. Benz demonstrated the first gasoline car powered by an internal-combustion engine in Mannheim, Germany, on 3 July 1886 after patenting it on 29 January 1886. * The Diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel, a German inventor born in France. He designed a single 3 m iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base which ran on its own power for the first time in Augsburg, Germany on 10 August 1893.
What does steam do to a turbine?
Steam (under pressure) comes into contact with the blades of the turbine through which it is flowing and, by the direct application of force, causes the blades to move, turning the turbine shaft. The turbine coverts the thermal energy of the steam into (rotating) mechanical energy. Surf on over to our friends at Wikipedia using the provided link and get more info. Oh, and check out the pics! Answer it depends what type of turbine one is using
types of steam turbine
1 impulse turbine 2 reaction turbine in 1 st one steam is completely expanded inside nozzle and all pressure energy get converted in to kinetic energy using this impulse force turbine runs.
in 2nd steam is multiple stage blades are used where high pressure superheated steam gets expanded inside the turbine in each stage and after each stage velocity of steam increases.
very high temperature superheated steam is reaquired because it has very high specific volume which helps in reducing mass flow rate of steam.
Who invented the steam locomotive?
George Stephenson
for all practical purposes, Richard Trevithick, a Welshman, in l804.
Probably John Fitch in USA between 1780 and 1794. The first full scale steam locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick in Britain in 1804.
James Watt invented the first modern steam engine, though rudimentary steam devices can be traced back to the first century in Egypt.
The first steam locomotive prototype was built in 1784 by William Murdoch, who was born in Scotland and worked as an engineer and inventor in Birmingham, England. The prototype was the basis for a later design that could carry 4.5 tons of cargo in addition to the driver.
The first locomotive to be able to pull cargo cars on a track was developed in 1804 by Richard Trevithick, a British inventor and mining engineer. It could pull five cargo and passenger cars at a speed of 4 km/h.
In 1820, George Stephenson, English civil and mechanical engineer, overcame the problem of the weight of the engine crushing wooden and iron rails by distributing the weight with a series of wheels and built the first successful railway. It was a line of 8 miles, from Hetton to Sunderland and the first rail that did not use animal power.
Steam trains were invented by George Stephenson and Richard Trevithick.
Who invented the first steam engine in scotland?
The first practical steam engine in Scotland was developed by James Watt in the late 18th century. Although he did not invent the steam engine itself, his improvements to Thomas Newcomen's design significantly enhanced its efficiency and usability. Watt's innovations played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, making steam power more accessible for various applications.
What is a gland condensor on a steam turbine?
A gland condenser on a steam turbine is a component designed to manage the exhaust steam and maintain a vacuum in the turbine's sealing system. It collects steam that leaks from the turbine's gland seals, condensing it back into water to reduce steam loss and improve overall efficiency. By maintaining a vacuum, the gland condenser helps optimize turbine performance and prevents air ingress, which can reduce efficiency and increase operational issues.
There are two main types of steam radiator valves: thermostatic and manual. Thermostatic valves use a temperature-sensitive element to automatically adjust the flow of steam based on the room's temperature. Manual valves, on the other hand, require manual adjustment to control the steam flow. Both types help regulate the amount of steam entering the radiator, which in turn controls the heat output and maintains a comfortable temperature in the room.
