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.../ref> relating to [[steam engine]]s, [[steam locomotive]]s, [[boiler]]s, [[steam accumulator]]s, [[Surface condenser|condensers]], etc. ...circulation of air in steam cylinders when the pistons are running and the steam cut off ...

...zero, i.e., to cause [[Stall (engine)|stalling]]. Electric motors, steam engines and hydrodynamic transmissions are all capable of developing torque when st ==Combustion engines== ...

...tools with power-driven [[machine]]s such as the [[power loom]] and the [[steam engine]], and by the concentration of [[Industry (economics)|industry]] in The [[steam engine]] allowed for steamboats and the locomotives, which made transportat ...

...ality'. It can be used only for single-component mixtures (e.g. water with steam), and can take values <&nbsp;0 (for sub-cooled fluids) and >&nbsp;1 (for su ==Steam quality and work== ...

...el]]. In the 1960s the idea re-emerged, using developments in light weight engines developed for helicopters and using lighter [[kerosene]] fuels. As these tu ...NES">{{cite news|last1=Schmalzer|first1=Bill|title=GAS TURBINES AND DIESEL ENGINES: COOPERATION WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL DRIVES|issue=5|publisher=Monch Publ ...

...rators, motors, air conditioning systems, heat exchangers, [[heat recovery steam generator]]s (HRSGs) that may be directly (duct burners) or indirectly fire ...ly changed by computers and automation as well as the replacement of steam engines on ships and trains. Workers have adapted to the challenges of the changing ...

...gurations of generators driven by diesel engines, steam turbines, and main engines in combination with switchboards of various complexity. ...

{{Short description|Steam-powered electric generator}} '''Tesla's electro-mechanical oscillator''' is a steam-powered electric generator patented by [[Nikola Tesla]] in 1893.<ref name=" ...

[[File:Zoelly turbine, section (Heat Engines, 1913).jpg|thumb|180px| Multistage turbine.]] For very low outlet pressure <math>\scriptstyle p_{21} \,</math>, like in [[steam turbine|condensing turbines]], flow rates do not change with the outlet pre ...

...on machines as textile machinery, compressors, agricultural machinery, and engines for ships. ...de by the inventors themselves. Early in the 18th century, the first steam engines, the [[Newcomen engine]], came into use throughout Britain and Europe, prin ...

{{Short description|Evolution of steam power beyond mainstream mid-20th-century implementations}} ...:Sentinel-Cammell Steam Railcar No 5208 g.jpg|thumb|250px|Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar]] ...

...Municipal Electric Power Plant.jpg|thumb|Single-phase generator driven by steam engine at St. Louis Municipal Electric Power Plant in 1902 (right)]] ...nt and cost effective for a 20&nbsp;kW system. Therefore, they installed a steam water pump to have enough energy to maintain water pressure for customer an ...

...e|date=March 2024}}[[File:Dampfturbine Montage01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|A [[steam turbine]] with the case opened.]] ...Gustaf de Laval]] (1845–1913) for invention of the impulse turbine. Modern steam turbines frequently employ both reaction and impulse in the same unit, typi ...

...on]]s due to the early generators being driven by the directly connected [[steam engine]]s with their pulsating [[torque]]. In the modern designs the genera ...

...retically calculated from a locomotive's mechanical characteristics (e.g., steam pressure, weight, etc.), or by actual testing with [[strain gauge|strain se ===Steam locomotives=== ...

...uel types, including diesel, natural gas and propane (liquid or gas). Some engines may also operate on diesel and gas simultaneously ([[Bi-fuel conversion|bi- === Engines === ...

[[File:Maquina vapor Watt ETSIIM.jpg|thumb|A [[Watt steam engine]]—the [[steam engine]], fuelled primarily by [[coal]], propelled the Industrial Revolutio Each revolution comprises the following engines for growth: ...

...me movers ([[internal combustion engine]]s, reciprocating or turbine steam engines, water wheels, and others) have a range of operating speeds which can be va ...re used to control the mechanical power provided by water wheels and steam engines. When electric motors came into use, means of controlling their speed were ...

...SIAC Journals|volume=4|issue=4|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref> Aerospike engines were proposed for many [[single-stage-to-orbit]] (SSTO) designs. They were ...This design has the advantage of being stackable, allowing several smaller engines to be placed in a row to make one larger engine while augmenting steering p ...

...economic and social structures. The archetypal examples of GPTs are the [[steam engine]], [[electricity]], and [[information technology]]. Other examples i ...gine]] || [[Industrial Revolution]], [[machine tool]]s || [[history of the steam engine|late 18th century]] || product ...