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steam-engine
ˈsteam-ˌengine An engine in which the mechanical force of steam is made available as a motive power for driving machinery, etc. Earlier names were fire-engine (see fire-engine 2) and atmospheric engine (Newcomen). The ordinary (stationary) engine is due to James Watt (patented 1769).1751 F. Blake in... Oxford English Dictionary
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Firebox (steam engine)
In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the boiler. Illinois Central 4-6-0 #382, Casey Jones' engine, had a Belpaire firebox. wikipedia.org
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Fireman (steam engine)
engine. The locomotive type has a screw conveyor (driven by an auxiliary steam engine) which feeds the coal into the firebox. wikipedia.org
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Steam Engine Company No. 7
The Steam Engine Company No. 7 building is a historic firehouse located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. wikipedia.org
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Blowback (steam engine)
Other potential causes are unused mining explosives in the coal used to fuel the engine, and unburnt gases collecting in the firebox and then igniting. References Locomotive boilers Steam locomotive fireboxes Steam locomotive exhaust systems Explosions wikipedia.org
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Cutoff (steam engine)
a steam engine. See also Expansion valve Old Bess (beam engine) – the first steam engine to use an early cutoff References Sources Steam locomotive technologies wikipedia.org
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Ballaarat steam engine
The Ballaarat steam engine, built by James Hunt's Victoria Foundry in the city of Ballarat, Victoria in 1871, was the first gauge locomotive built in The model runs on coal or anthracite and has a fully functioning steam boiler of capacity running at 90 psi steam pressure. wikipedia.org
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Uniflow steam engine
engine, and it is possible to convert a two-stroke engine to a uniflow steam engine by feeding the cylinder with steam via a "bash valve" fitted in place of the steam engine wikipedia.org
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Watt steam engine
See also Carnot cycle Corliss steam engine Heat engine Thermodynamics Preserved beam engines Ivan Polzunov made a dual-piston steam engine in 1766, but Boulton & Watt engine at the National Museum of Scotland Boulton and Watt Steam Engine at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney James Watt Steam Engine Act on wikipedia.org
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Marine steam engine
A marine steam engine is a steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat. Thurston, Robert Henry (1883): A History of the Growth of the Steam-engine, reprinted 2001 by Adamant Media Corporation, . Ward, J. wikipedia.org
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Piston valve (steam engine)
Piston valves are one form of valve used to control the flow of steam within a steam engine or locomotive. See also Slide valve Steam locomotive components Valve gear References Locomotive valve gear Steam locomotive technologies Engine valves wikipedia.org
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Model steam engine
A model steam engine is a small steam engine not built for serious use. Often they are built as an educational toy for children, in which case it is also called a toy steam engine, or for live steam enthusiasts. wikipedia.org
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Pittsburgh Steam Engine Company
The Pittsburgh Steam Engine Company, originally known as the Pittsburgh Engine Company, was a company founded in 1811 by Oliver Evans to manufacture high-pressure steam engines. wikipedia.org
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Compound steam engine
A compound steam engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. Museum Steam engines Steam locomotive technologies History of the steam engine cs:Sdružený parní stroj de:Verbunddampfmaschine ja:複式蒸気機関 pl:Silnik wikipedia.org
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Corliss steam engine
A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849, invented by and Engine valves Stationary steam engines Steam engines History of the steam engine Articles containing video clips wikipedia.org
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