Watt's steam engine. 19th Century artwork of the steam engine designed by British engineer James Watt (1736-1819). This was the first engine to give rotary rather than pumping motion and drove steam out of a cylinder to be condensed in a separate vessel. Previous engines,based on a design by Newcomen,condensed the steam within the cylinder which was far less efficient. Watt's engines were used to pump water from mines and to drive looms in textile mills. Published in 1822 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Library of Congress |
Bildgröße: | 3872 px × 4606 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |