A revolutionary new steam engine, ... The underwater jet engine The Pursuit Marine Drive produces thrust by using the energy from high-pressure steam to draw in water through an intake … Close.

The USS Monitor, launched in 1862, was powered by a high-pressure steam engine. And, like all of the engines just discussed, it was a reciprocating engine—that is, an engine that relies on pistons.

You certainly don’t want to underestimate high pressure steam, which is why boilers that are over 6 in (15 cm) in diameter or that produce more than 100 PSI will often require the operator to be ...

The locomotive steam engine can be traced back to an Englishman by the name of Richard Trevithick. At the turn of the 19th ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Use of Counter-Pressure Steam Tee Locomotive Engine as a Brake ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 21 No. 18 (October 1869), p ...

It took the Garage 54 team several hours to get it working, and in a world where our cars must be reliable, waiting around to ...

The boiler burns at a very high temperature to boil water, producing high-pressure steam. The steam expands and exits the boiler through steam pipes into the steam reservoir. The steam is then ...

A south Wales town has begun months of celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the invention of the steam locomotive. Merthyr Tydfil was the location where, on 21 February 1804, Richard ...