Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem ...
Steam turbines have helped drive a large chunk of our technological development over the last century or so, and they’ll always make for interesting DIY. [Hyperspace Pirate] built a small ...
A small working model of what was called Newcomens combined steam and atmospheric engine, was placed under his charge for repairs, as it did not work satisfactorily. It represented practically all ...
Before the steam engine can be called an economical power ... are giving off large amounts may perhaps be wasting but a small percentage of the whole loss. Watt, when he invented the condenser ...
In some areas, windpumps were used to pump floodwater away, but these were quite small and weather-dependent. The steam-powered engine at Stretham – and other areas – was a solution to the ...