Boiler (steam generator) — Contents 1 Steam generator (component of prime mover) 2 Boiler types 2.1 Haycock and wagon top boilers … Wikipedia
Cornish engine — The pumping station at Cruquius, showing the beams of the pumping engine emerging from the supporting wall A Cornish engine is a type of steam engine developed in Cornwall, England, mainly for pumping water from a mine. It is a form of beam… … Wikipedia
Flued boiler — Trevithick s engine of 1806 is built around an early example of a flued boiler (specifically, a return flue type) A shell or flued boiler is an early, and relatively simple, form of boiler used to make steam, usually for the purpose of driving a… … Wikipedia
List of boiler types, by manufacturer — There have been a vast number of designs of steam boiler, particularly towards the end of the 19th century when the technology was evolving rapidly. A great many of these took the names of their originators or primary manufacturers, rather than a … Wikipedia
Fire-tube boiler — A fire tube boiler is a type of boiler in which hot gases from the fire pass through one or more tubes within the boiler. It is one of the two major types of boilers, the other being the water tube boiler. A fire tube boiler can be either… … Wikipedia
Richard Trevithick — Infobox Scientist name = Richard Trevithick box width = image width = 150px caption = Richard Trevithick, by John Linnell (1792 1882) birth date = April 13, 1771 birth place = Cornwall death date = April 22, 1833 (aged 62) death place = Dartford … Wikipedia
Steam power during the Industrial Revolution — See also the section on steam power in the main Industrial Revolution article During the Industrial Revolution, steam power replaced water power and muscle power (which often came from horses) as the primary source of power in use in industry.… … Wikipedia
Portable engine — A portable engine is a small steam engine, mounted on wheels or skids, which is used for driving machinery using a belt from its flywheel. It is not self propelled and is towed to the work site by horses or bullocks, or even a traction engine.… … Wikipedia
Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda — The ruins at Copper Mine point, Virgin Gorda The Copper Mine on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands is a National Park containing the ruins of an abandoned 19th century copper mine. Copper was first discovered on Virgin Gorda. Local legends also … Wikipedia
Паровые котлы* — I) Общие понятия. II) Типы котлов. III) Арматура паровых котлов. IV) Практические указания расчета котлов. V) Уход за котлом. VI) Взрывы котлов. VII) Литература о паровых котлах. VIII) Надзор за П. котлами. I. Котлы или паровики закрытые приборы … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Паровые котлы — I) Общие понятия. II) Типы котлов. III) Арматура паровых котлов. IV) Практические указания расчета котлов. V) Уход за котлом. VI) Взрывы котлов. VII) Литература о паровых котлах. VIII) Надзор за П. котлами. I. Котлы или паровики закрытые приборы … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона