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Sentence Examples The development of the steam engine marked an important epoch in the history of industry. Later steam injectors replaced the pump, while some engines use turbopumps. Later, each factory would have its own steam engine and a chimney to give an efficient draft through its boiler. Lionel's first tinplate reproduction of a standard Gauge locomotive was a black 2-4-2 steam engine with three red passenger cars. In the Watt steam engine, condensation took place in an exterior condenser unit, attached to the steam cylinder via a pipe. As speeds and distances increased, mechanisms were developed that injected thick mineral oil into the steam supply. The first, a displacement lubricator, mounted in the cab, uses a controlled stream of steam condensing into a sealed container of oil. Some of the steam in Washington rises from real issues, but a lot is the hot air of partisan politics. When the locomotive is running under power, a draught on the fire is created by the exhaust steam directed up the chimney by the blastpipe. Without draught, the fire will quickly die down and steam pressure will fall. A major pioneering innovation in marine engineering was the steam turbine, invented by Charles Algernon Parsons. It was the first time passenger traffic had been run on a steam locomotive railway. These nozzles are fed with steam directly from the boiler, controlled by the blower valve. In some countries heritage steam operation continues on the national network. Stephenson's face is shown alongside an engraving of the Rocket steam engine and the Skerne Bridge on the Stockton to Darlington Railway. In the United States and Australia the trailing truck was often equipped with an auxiliary steam engine which provided extra power for starting. Early steam locomotives had two cylinders, one either side, and this practice persisted as the simplest arrangement. Trains were hauled by company steam locomotives between the two towns, though private wagons and carriages were allowed. Steam turbines were one of the experiments in improving the operation and efficiency of steam locomotives. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway also built Turbomotive, a largely successful attempt to prove the efficiency of steam turbines. Show More Sentences Mixed power locomotives, utilising steam and diesel propulsion, have been produced in Russia, Britain and Italy. Until all the water has boiled away, the steam pressure does not drop except as the temperature drops. In November 2008, a new build main line steam locomotive, 60163 Tornado, was tested on UK mainlines for eventual charter and tour use. In Australia, Clyde Engineering of Sydney and also the Eveleigh Workshops built steam locomotives for the New South Wales Government Railways. The success of the latter method was indisputable, while the steam locomotive was still untried. Similarly the South Australian state government railways also manufactured steam locomotives locally at Islington Railway Workshops in Adelaide. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, most Swedish steam locomotives were manufactured in Britain. Many of the Swedish steam locomotives were preserved during the Cold War in case of war. He then successfully lobbied Parliament to extend Watt's patent for an additional 17 years, enabling the firm to market Watt's steam engine. In the steam locomotive era, two measures of locomotive performance were generally applied. Steam had in its favour familiar technology, adapted well to local facilities. In 1829 he built a closed cycle steam engine followed by a vertical tubular boiler. Steam engines have considerably less thermal efficiency than modern diesels, requiring constant maintenance and labour to keep them operational. Raising steam from coal took a matter of hours which brought serious pollution problems. It has always had at least one operational steam locomotive, Union Pacific 844, on its roster. Towards the end of the steam era, steam motive power was allowed to fall into a dire state of repair. Siemens Energy Service Fossil make steam turbines at the CA Parsons Works in South Heaton. Sir Charles Parsons invented the steam turbine in 1884, and developed an important local company. China continued to build mainline steam locomotives until late in the century, even building a few examples for American tourist operations. They needed to renew the rolling stock, mostly with steam locomotives designed for accelerated passenger trains. Show More Sentences At the time, the principal use of steam engines was to pump water out of mines. Higher steam pressures required more blowing down of water out of the boiler. Even though every former DR narrow gauge railway has undergone privatisation, the daily steam operations are still commonplace there. In 2002, a steam locomotive celebration run was organised between Thane and Mumbai to commemorate the 150th year of railways in India. While working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, Watt became interested in the technology of steam engines. In his retirement, Watt continued to develop new inventions though none was as significant as his steam engine work. Diesel locomotives were more efficient and the demand for manual labour for service and repairs was less than steam. As electric and diesel trains performed so well, the decline of steam started just after World War II and in 1958 steam traction ended. In Sri Lanka, one steam locomotive is maintained for private service to power the Viceroy Special. Dramatic increases in the cost of diesel fuel prompted several initiatives to revive steam power. Several heritage railways in the UK have built new steam locomotives in the 1990s and early 21st century. The Hunslet Engine Company was revived in 2005 and is now building steam locomotives on a commercial basis. Steam locomotives have been present in popular culture ever since they were first introduced in the 19th century. In 1759 Watt's friend, John Robison, called his attention to the use of steam as a source of motive power. Over the years, steam locomotives have become a very popular subject for the representation of trains as toys. Many toy trains based on steam locomotives are made, thereby making the image iconic with trains to children. Rowling's Harry Potter series, which in the films is portrayed by the GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall steam engine in special Hogwarts livery. Steam locomotives are a main topic for numerous collectors and bullion coins. The 1950 Silver 5 Peso coin of Mexico has a steam locomotive on its reverse as the prominent feature. Watt began to experiment with steam, though he had never seen an operating steam engine. Show More Sentences As a child he would watch steam engines pump water from the deep tin and copper mines in Cornwall. He worked on building and modifying steam engines to avoid the royalties due to Watt on the separate condenser patent. This was an Engine designed by Hornblower and Maberly, and the proprietors were keen to have the best steam engine in London. Instead, Mitchell superintends only a coastal shipping firm with an appropriately aeolistic name, the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company. This is widely recognised as the first demonstration of transportation powered by steam. The Puffing Devil was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods, and would have been of little practical use. The adjustable valve comprised a disc covering a small hole at the top of the boiler above the water level in the steam chest. The force exerted by the steam pressure was equalised by an opposite force created by a weight attached to a pivoted lever. The position of the weight on the lever was adjustable thus allowing the operator to set the maximum steam pressure. This energy was wasted because later in the cycle cold water was injected into the cylinder to condense the steam to reduce its pressure. Roebuck lived at Kinneil House in Bo'ness, during which time Watt worked at perfecting his steam engine in a cottage adjacent to the house. Over the next six years, he made a number of other improvements and modifications to the steam engine. Arguably the last steam locomotives in mainline operation in the British Isles. British Rail continued to operate the line, using steam locomotives, well beyond the withdrawal of standard gauge steam. A double acting engine, in which the steam acted alternately on the two sides of the piston was one. The lateral well is used for injection of oxidant and steam, and the injection point can be changed by retracting the injector. In sedimentary rocks with a significant water content, fluid at fracture tip will be steam. On arrival in Georgetown, Waugh arranged a river trip by steam launch into the interior. The affairs either ran out of steam or were halted after Caitlin discovered his infidelity. Often these big ploughs were used in regiments of engines, so that in a single field there might be ten steam tractors each drawing a plough. Show More Sentences Prior to the invention of steam power, watermills for grinding cereals and for processing wool and other textiles were common across Europe. The Romans were the first culture to assemble all essential components of the much later steam engine, when Hero built the aeolipile. He was a rather poor businessman, and especially hated bargaining and negotiating terms with those who sought to use the steam engine. Murdoch also made innovations to the steam engine, including the sun and planet gear and D slide valve. When internal combustion engines appeared, they had neither the strength nor the ruggedness compared to the big steam tractors. Murdoch built a prototype steam locomotive in 1784 and made a number of discoveries in chemistry. Murdoch progressed to work in fitting and erecting steam engines and was often sent from Soho for this purpose. Another innovation of Murdoch's was his 1799 invention of a much simplified and more efficient steam wheel than those in use at the time. A precursor of the steam turbine, the steam wheel allowed the wheel to be directly turned by the pressure of the steam moving through it. The huge painting James Watt contemplating the steam engine by James Eckford Lauder is now owned by the National Gallery of Scotland. The company they both controlled was called the Leyland Steam Motor Company. Shortly after this birth, and with a second model already built, Murdoch took steps to patent his steam locomotive. This iron cement was used to fix and harden the joints of steam engines, thus creating a hard durable seal. It was in 1769 when James Watt's engineering at Glasgow led to a stable steam engine and, subsequently, the Industrial Revolution. The Cornish engine, developed in the 1810s, was much more efficient than the Watt steam engine. A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The accident was blamed on poor visibility owing to smoke and steam under the Park Street Bridge. In the summer the Jacobite steam train service from Fort William visits Mallaig. The Rhondda Valley was particularly known for steam coals which fuelled steamships of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Power to the machines was provided by a large steam engine via overhead shafting and belts. Show More Sentences The first useful steam engine did not use steam pressure at all, but followed up a scientific advance in understanding air pressure. Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separated from the combustion products. The melt is treated in a reverberatory furnace with air, steam, and sulfur, which oxidizes the impurities except for silver, gold, and bismuth. In the cycle, water is heated and transforms into steam within a boiler operating at a high pressure. He was the inventor of a precision boring machine that could bore cast iron cylinders, such as those used in steam engines of James Watt. Among his many inventions was a reversing rolling mill with two steam cylinders that made the process much more economical. Specialized devices such as steam hammers and steam pile drivers are dependent on the steam pressure supplied from a separate boiler. In 1698 Thomas Savery patented a steam pump that used steam in direct contact with the water being pumped. The first steam locomotives used were small vertical boilered locos supplied by De Winton's of Caernarfon. Their survival rate did not match those of the steam locomotives, and when the quarry closed in 1969 only 3 still survived. Arsenal were starting to work up a head of steam and Tractor Boys boss Paul Jewell cut an increasingly frustrated figure on the touchline. This coal was valuable for steam railways and steam ships, and an export trade began, via the Taff Vale Railway and the port of Cardiff. The Bute Merthyr began producing coal in 1855, the first working steam coal colliery in the Rhondda. Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric engine was the first commercial true steam engine using a piston, and was used in 1712 for pumping in a mine. In 1781 Scottish engineer James Watt patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion. The stationary steam engine was a key component of the Industrial Revolution, allowing factories to locate where water power was unavailable. Since the early 18th century, steam power has been applied to a variety of practical uses. For mobile applications steam has been largely superseded by internal combustion engines or electric motors. The richest source for steam coal was the Rhondda Valleys, and by 1856 the Taff Vale Railway had reached the heads of both valleys. By 1994 the Society had started to run steam locomotive hauled passenger services up and down 500 metres of track. Show More Sentences This railway was eventually upgraded to steam operation and extended towards Rhosllannerchrugog and Wrexham. The steam railway has been restored and has a station in the centre of the town. However, most electric power is generated using steam turbine plant, so that indirectly the world's industry is still dependent on steam power. The event expands year on year with the 2016 rally including a rock choir, shire horses, motorcycling stunts, vintage cars and steam engines. To the dismay of many, Documents fizzled out in 1931, just as Surrealism seemed to be gathering more steam. Almost all commercial electrical power on Earth is generated with a turbine, driven by wind, water, steam or burning gas. The reactor coolant then goes to a steam generator and heats water to produce steam. After the steam turbine has expanded and partially condensed the steam, the remaining vapour is condensed in a condenser. The water is then pumped back into the steam generator and the cycle begins again. Heat from nuclear fission is used to raise steam, which runs through turbines, which in turn powers the electrical generators. The purpose of the steam turbine is to convert the heat contained in steam into mechanical energy. The engine house with the steam turbine is usually structurally separated from the main reactor building. In the case of a pressurized water reactor, the steam turbine is separated from the nuclear system. Jerusha turned, a flush on her cheeks that wasn't makeup, a swath of steam from the vaporizer swirling around her chest, disembodying her head. In the case of the BWR, the steam is directed into the suppression chamber and condenses there. The water level in the steam generator and nuclear reactor is controlled using the feedwater system. It used condensing steam to create a vacuum which was used to raise water from below, then it used steam pressure to raise it higher. It was an improvement over Savery's steam pump, using a piston as proposed by Papin. It worked by creating a partial vacuum by condensing steam under a piston within a cylinder. Each piston was raised by the steam pressure and returned to its original position by gravity. Show More Sentences The two pistons shared a common four way rotary valve connected directly to a steam boiler. When steam boats were introduced in the late nineteenth century, crews were enlarged to four. Early builders of stationary steam engines considered that horizontal cylinders would be subject to excessive wear. What better way to let off a little steam, than by zipping around on the dodgems, or flying high on the Cosmic Typhoon roller coaster? This progress was dampened by legislation which limited or prohibited the use of steam powered vehicles on roads. In what became known as the Battle of the Tees, a fight broke out when a steam tug sent by the Commissioners interrupted men moving the barges. The barges were successfully moved, but a more serious fight developed the following night when three of the Commissioners' steam tugs arrived. As the development of steam engines progressed through the 18th century, various attempts were made to apply them to road and railway use. In 1784, William Murdoch, a Scottish inventor, built a prototype steam road locomotive. His steam locomotive used interior bladed wheels guided by rails or tracks. This was the first public steam railway in the world and then in 1829, he built The Rocket which was entered in and won the Rainhill Trials. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830 making exclusive use of steam power for both passenger and freight trains. The final major evolution of the steam engine design was the use of steam turbines starting in the late part of the 19th century. Steam turbines were extensively applied for propulsion of large ships throughout most of the 20th century. The company Energiprojekt AB in Sweden has made progress in using modern materials for harnessing the power of steam. Stationary steam engines in fixed buildings may have the boiler and engine in separate buildings some distance apart. For portable or mobile use, such as steam locomotives, the two are mounted together. With the aim of increasing speed and reliability steam trains were replaced with electric and diesel traction. Nearby, the former carriage works are now used as workshops for steam locomotives. In the case of model or toy steam engines, the heat source can be an electric heating element. Show More Sentences This use of superheating avoids the steam condensing within the engine, and allows significantly greater efficiency. Perhaps the most important invention in British history, the industrial steam engine, was invented in Birmingham. Where CHP is not used, steam turbines in stationary power plants use surface condensers as a cold sink. The Rankine cycle and most practical steam engines have a water pump to recycle or top up the boiler water, so that they may be run continuously. Injectors became popular in the 1850s but are no longer widely used, except in applications such as steam locomotives. Most significant, however, was the development in 1776 of the industrial steam engine by James Watt and Matthew Boulton. The most useful instrument for analyzing the performance of steam engines is the steam engine indicator. This image, topped by a head as featureless as an axeblade, spoke in words condensed from scalding steam. This device directed steam power through two nozzles to cause a sphere to spin rapidly on its axis. There was about a stone of potatoes in the centre of the table, bursting flourily through their skins, the steam rising from them. Before the exhaust phase is quite complete, the exhaust side of the valve closes, shutting a portion of the exhaust steam inside the cylinder. The Quasiturbine is a uniflow rotary steam engine where steam intakes in hot areas, while exhausting in cold areas. The stator consists of a similar, but fixed, series of blades that serve to redirect the steam flow onto the next rotor stage. A steam turbine often exhausts into a surface condenser that provides a vacuum. Steam turbines provide direct rotational force and therefore do not require a linkage mechanism to convert reciprocating to rotary motion. In recent decades, reciprocating Diesel engines, and gas turbines, have almost entirely supplanted steam propulsion for marine applications. The Thursford Collection in Norfolk is the country's biggest collection of steam engines. When Kadmi was full-burned we covered him with soil, the heat of his bones making the very earth hiss and steam. I'm gald to see that there are people like you that appreciate the Eagles and aren't just looking to blamestorm and blow off steam. He led her into a pack of people drinking glogg, steam rising from the glass mugs. Show More Sentences They were eventually replaced in these niche applications by steam turbines. Steam rocketry works by filling a pressure vessel with hot water at high pressure and opening a valve leading to a suitable nozzle. The drop in pressure immediately boils some of the water and the steam leaves through a nozzle, creating a propulsive force. Steam engines possess boilers and other components that are pressure vessels that contain a great deal of potential energy. One end of the lever carried a weight or spring that restrained the valve against steam pressure. Except in the smallest of boilers the steam escape has little effect on dampening the fire. The plugs are also too small in area to lower steam pressure significantly, depressurizing the boiler. If they were any larger, the volume of escaping steam would itself endanger the crew. The Rankine cycle is the fundamental thermodynamic underpinning of the steam engine. The Rankine cycle is used in virtually all steam power production applications. The experimental measurements made by Watt on a model steam engine led to the development of the separate condenser. Nonetheless, the efficiencies of actual large steam cycles and large modern gas turbines are fairly well matched. In 1804 his unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren ironworks, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Stephenson played a pivotal role in the development and widespread adoption of steam locomotives. In 1825 he built the Locomotion for the Stockton and Darlington Railway, north east England, which became the first public steam railway. At Goyt's Moss and Axe Edge, deep seams were worked and steam engines raised the coal and dewatered the mines. In the 19th century the first railway locomotives were powered by steam, usually generated by burning wood, coal, or oil. China continues full steam ahead and the Americans continue to guzzle fuel, while supply becomes restricted. Baldwin Locomotive Works became the world's largest by the early 1900s and built the most powerful steam locos in history. The steam locomotive, the City of Truro, was built in 1903 and still runs on UK mainline and preserved railways. Show More Sentences Preston is the home of the heritage Ribble Steam Railway, located in Riversway. The radioactivity was released when they blew off steam from the containment vessel. There is a widely reported story that Dr Hooke corresponded with Thomas Newcomen in connection with Newcomen's invention of the steam engine. I told her she could call me and talk any time she wanted to blow off steam. In Zimbabwe steam locomotives are still used on shunting duties around Bulawayo and on some regular freight services. Sometime around 1840, he started to investigate the feasibility of replacing the brewery's steam engines with the newly invented electric motor. In Britain by 1800 an estimated 10,000 horsepower was being supplied by steam. The best steam locomotives spent an average of three to five days per month in the shop for routine maintenance and running repairs. The great achievement that was the Great Western Railway has been immortalised at Swindon Steam Railway Museum and the Didcot Railway Centre. It was widely disputed whether it would be commercially viable for a ship powered purely by steam to make such long journeys. Don't take it personally when he shouts like that. He's just blowing off steam. It also operated many suburban and rural services, some operated by steam railmotors or autotrains. Initial experiences with steam engines, despite ventilation, were unpleasant. Likewise, the steam jacket kept steam from condensing in the cylinder, also improving efficiency. Meanwhile, the development of the stationary steam engine was proceeding to the point where early steam locomotives were being proposed. Steam technology developed rapidly in the early 19th century, allowing smaller locomotives to haul more goods. Steam engines had to be designed with the power delivered at the bottom of the machinery, to give direct drive to the propeller shaft. The most testing route for steam was from Britain or the East Coast of the USA to the Far East. Part of the Titley Spur is opened annually by enthusiasts and a steam train is run along the track. The steam heritage Severn Valley Railway runs from Bridgnorth into Worcestershire along the Severn Valley. Show More Sentences Queen Street Mill, the worlds only surviving steam driven cotton weaving shed located in Burnley. In Autumn 2013, work began on replacing the Victorian steam heating system over three years and improving and cooling across the building. Water was pumped to the fountains by a steam engine housed in a building behind the gallery. After once again leading on the cards for most of the fight, he ran out of steam and was defeated by knockout in round eleven. High pressure yielded an engine and boiler compact enough to be used on mobile road and rail locomotives and steam boats. The boathorse provided the power for most boats until the 1880s, when steam boats became more common. A seasonal sailing to Douglas, Isle of Man is operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. By the 1830s, ships had begun to convert to steam propulsion, so the Age of Sail and the classical idea of pirates in the Caribbean ended. He cited examples such as the invention of the steam engine by James Watt, which was funded by plantation owners from the Caribbean. Many had been lost in the war, and marine diesel engine had finally matured as an economical and viable alternative to steam power. The diesel engine has far better thermal efficiency than reciprocating steam engine, and was far easier to control. Most capital ships of the major navies were propelled by steam turbines burning bunker fuel in both World Wars. Large naval vessels and submarines continue to be operated with steam turbines, using nuclear reactors to boil the water. Steam ferries started in 1841, and in 1848 were purchased by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Lately, there has been some development in hybrid power plants where the steam turbine is used together with gas engines. Second, from 1850 to the outbreak of the First World War, the South Wales Coalfield was developed to supply steam coal and anthracite. Single carriage trains are pushed up the mountain by either steam locomotives or diesel locomotives. The biggest thing is the world is to invent a steam railroad break that the engineer can apply throughout his train without needing breakmen. Starting out as a fishing port, moving onto steam trawlers, the oil industry, it is now a major port of departure for the Baltic and Scandinavia. It was the first practical device to harness steam to produce mechanical work. Show More Sentences It replaced an earlier transport system which was worked by steam, the Guernsey Steam Tramway. As a result, Watt is today better known than Newcomen in relation to the origin of the steam engine. Commercial bulk hydrogen is usually produced by the steam reforming of natural gas. Prior to Newcomen a number of small steam devices of various sorts had been made, but most were essentially novelties. Around 1600 a number of experimenters used steam to power small fountains working like a coffee percolator. A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. The process of cooling and creating the vacuum was fairly slow, so Savery later added an external cold water spray to quickly cool the steam. The majority of steam locomotives were retired from regular service by the 1980s, though several continue to run on tourist and heritage lines. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened a year later making exclusive use of steam power for passenger and goods trains. The fire was then removed, allowing the cylinder to cool, which condensed steam back into water, thus creating a vacuum beneath the piston. These were all horse drawn or relied on gravity, with a stationary steam engine to haul the wagons back to the top of the incline. The constant demand for steam requires a continuous supply of water to the boiler, usually pumped into it automatically. The steam generated in the boiler fills the steam space above the water in the partially filled boiler. Inside each steam chest is a sliding valve that distributes the steam via ports that connect the steam chest to the ends of the cylinder space. The cylinders are double acting, with steam admitted to each side of the piston in turn. Consequently, two deliveries of steam onto each piston face in two cylinders generates a full revolution of the driving wheel. To start the engine, the regulator valve V was opened and steam admitted into the cylinder from the boiler, filling the space beneath the piston. High pressure engines exhausted used steam to the atmosphere, doing away with the condenser and cooling water. In the UK and other parts of Europe, plentiful supplies of coal made this the obvious choice from the earliest days of the steam engine. Thereafter, coal became and remained the dominant fuel worldwide until the end of general use of steam locomotives. Show More Sentences Water usually contains some dissolved air, and boiling the water released this with the steam. In Victoria, Australia after World War II, many steam locomotives were converted to heavy oil firing. A crew of at least two people is normally required to operate a steam locomotive. A steam locomotive is normally controlled from the boiler's backhead and the crew is usually protected from the elements by a cab. In 1817 a steam ferry service started from Liverpool to Tranmere and in 1822 the paddle steamer, Royal Mail, began operation between Liverpool and Woodside. A nostalgic journey by steam makes even a business trip an excursion. The first calaboose or city jail used by the officers of the law was located on Cumberland Street, just below the vacant lot adjacent to the Star Steam Laundry. My tin canteen cup was too hot to touch. I held it in gloved hands, blowing steam from the coffee and watching the sun rise over the fields beyond the fence. Now, this home battery here ready to print is the main steam. The coherer is the valve, always ready to be turned on. The Hertzian wave is the child's hand that turns it. The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive. Mrs. Fennel, seeing the steam begin to generate on the countenances of her guests, crossed over and touched the fiddler's elbow and put her hand on the serpent's mouth. Thomas Newcomen's steam engine helped spawn the Industrial Revolution. Before long steam power was applied to drive textile machinery. The separate condenser did away with the cooling water that had been injected directly into the cylinder, which cooled the cylinder and wasted steam. Before the steam engine, pits were often shallow bell pits following a seam of coal along the surface, which were abandoned as the coal was extracted. The first horse railways were introduced toward the end of the 18th century, with steam locomotives being introduced in the early decades of the 19th century. The effects of patents, both good and ill, on the development of industrialisation are clearly illustrated in the history of the steam engine, the key enabling technology. Additionally, there is the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, a steam heritage railway serving the Cotswolds from Cheltenham to Winchcombe, Toddington and Laverton. Her long reign saw Britain reach the zenith of its economic and political power, with the introduction of steam ships, railroads, photography, and the telegraph. These ploughs date back to the days of the steam engine and the horse. Show More Sentences During this period, naval warfare underwent a comprehensive transformation, brought about by steam propulsion, metal ship construction, and explosive munitions. But because of irreversibilities in the engine, all of this theoretical conversion is not realized and some internal energy remains in the steam exhausting from the engine. Stephenson advocated the use of steam locomotives on the line. At the time, these disputes were collectively known as the Plug Plot as, in many cases, protesters removed the plugs from steam boilers powering industry to prevent their use. Smethwick Engine, now at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, is the oldest working steam engine, made in 1779, and is the oldest working engine in the world. This was no longer necessary when barges were powered by steam. In the early 19th century steam operated ferries were introduced. The prudent owner paid to cover the vehicle with a sheet, as sparks often flew when the steam locomotive tackled the slope leading to the tunnel exit. The preserved steam railway, Peak Rail between Matlock and Rowsley, the National Tramway Museum at Crich and the Cromford Canal chart the area's transport history. House lettings are holding up despite fears that the buy-to-let boom could be running out of steam, according to specialist lender Paragon Mortgages. For instance, in a book published in 2011 it is said that in a letter dated 1703 Hooke did suggest that Newcomen use condensing steam to drive the piston. He went on to realize that burning a pound of coal in a steam engine was more economical than a costly pound of zinc consumed in an electric battery. As the fire delayed the launch several days, the Great Western missed its opportunity to claim title as the first ship to cross the Atlantic under steam power alone. Services were also operated between Weymouth Quay and the Channel Islands from 1889 on the former Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Company routes. The efficiency of Holt's package of boiler pressure, compound engine and hull design gave a ship that could steam at 10 knots on 20 long tons of coal a day. Thomas Assheton Smith was an English aristocrat who forwarded the design of the steam yacht in conjunction with the Scottish marine engineer Robert Napier. Much heat was lost when condensing the steam, as this cooled the cylinder. Unlike Savery's device, pumping was entirely mechanical, the work of the steam engine being to lift a weighted rod slung from the opposite extremity of the rocking beam. This condensed the steam and created a partial vacuum under the piston. The buoy was attached to the scoggen, a weighted lever that worked a stop blocking the water injection valve shut until more steam had been raised. Find more words! 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