Newcomen atmospheric engine
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The Newcomen atmospheric engine was an early 18th-century steam-powered pumping engine used primarily to remove water from mines, representing one of the first practical applications of steam power in industry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newcomen atmospheric engine canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atmospheric engine
ⓘ
historical technology ⓘ pumping engine ⓘ steam engine ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | John Calley ⓘ |
| condensationMethod | jet condensation inside cylinder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| energySource | steam ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| exhaustType | atmospheric exhaust ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse | mining industry ⓘ |
| firstInstalledAt | Dudley Castle coal mine ⓘ |
| firstInstalledNear |
Dudley
ⓘ
surface form:
Dudley, Staffordshire
|
| followedBy | Watt steam engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | coal ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
beam
ⓘ
boiler ⓘ condensation chamber ⓘ cylinder ⓘ injection water system ⓘ piston ⓘ pump rod ⓘ valves ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| improvedBy | James Watt ⓘ |
| inventionDate | 1712 ⓘ |
| inventor | Thomas Newcomen ⓘ |
| laterValveControl | plug rod mechanism ⓘ |
| mainUse |
drainage of coal mines
ⓘ
pumping water from mines ⓘ |
| motionType | reciprocating ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Newcomen ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
separate pump driven by beam
ⓘ
use of atmospheric pressure rather than high-pressure steam ⓘ |
| operatingCycle | intermittent ⓘ |
| powerType | external combustion ⓘ |
| precededBy | Savery steam pump ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial | iron ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Watt steam engine
ⓘ
surface form:
Watt condensing engine
|
| secondaryMaterial | brass ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled large-scale dewatering of deep mines
ⓘ
first widely used practical steam engine ⓘ important step in development of steam power ⓘ |
| typicalApplicationRegion |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
continental Europe ⓘ |
| typicalDuty | low thermal efficiency ⓘ |
| typicalPressure | slightly above atmospheric pressure ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| valveControl | manual operation ⓘ |
| workingFluid | water steam ⓘ |
| workingPrinciple | atmospheric pressure acting on a piston ⓘ |
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