Watt steam engine
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The Watt steam engine was a vastly improved steam engine developed in the late 18th century that greatly increased efficiency and helped power the Industrial Revolution.
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| instanceOf |
heat engine
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industrial technology → steam engine → |
| basedOn |
Newcomen atmospheric engine
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| coDeveloper |
Matthew Boulton
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| commercializedBy |
Boulton & Watt
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| countryOfOrigin |
Great Britain
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| developer |
James Watt
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| era |
Industrial Revolution
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| fieldOfUse |
brewery power
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canal pumping stations → factory power → flour mills → ironworks → mining → pumping water → textile mills → |
| hasPart |
air pump
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centrifugal governor → double-acting cylinder → parallel motion linkage → separate condenser → steam jacket → sun-and-planet gear → throttle valve → |
| inception |
1760s
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| influenced |
design of later steam engines
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development of factory system → mechanization of industry → |
| locationOfManufacture |
Soho Manufactory
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| namedAfter |
James Watt
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| notableFor |
greatly increased efficiency over Newcomen engine
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helping power the Industrial Revolution → introduction of rotary motion for machinery → introduction of separate condenser → reduced fuel consumption → use of centrifugal governor for speed control → use of double-acting steam → |
| patentGranted |
1769
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| patentNumber |
British patent 913
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| placeOfDevelopment |
Birmingham
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| replaced |
Newcomen atmospheric engine in many applications
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| significantDate |
1769
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| timePeriod |
late 18th century
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| typicalEfficiencyComparedToPredecessor |
about three times more fuel-efficient than Newcomen engine
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| uses |
coal
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condensing steam → piston-and-cylinder mechanism → rotative motion conversion → water → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Science Museum, London
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James Watt
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