Energy
Steam power was used by the engine of trains as energy for them to move.
First invention using steam
- 1698 - Thomas Savery, English inventor - A machine that could pump water out from mines (custom-qr-codes.net) (britannica) |
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First successful steam engine locomotive
- 1814 - George Stephenson, a British Engineer (custom-qr-codes.net) |
How the Steam Engine Locomotive Works
- Coal creates fire
- Hot gases travel through tubes submerged in the water
- Water is boiled and steam is formed
- Steam travels through tubes into the cylinder
- The pressure moves the piston
- The piston moves the wheels with the crankshaft