Watt steam engine
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 A late version of a Watt double-acting steam engine, in the lobby of the Superior Technical School of Industrial Engineers of the UPM (Madrid). Steam engines of this kind propelled the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and the world. |
The Watt steam engine (alternatively known as the Boulton and Watt steam engine) was the first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum. Improving on the design of the 1712 Newcomen engine, the Watt steam engine, developed sporadically from 1763 to 1775, was the next great step in the development of the steam engine. Offering a dramatic increase in fuel efficiency, the new design replaced Newcomen engines in areas where coal was expensive, and then went on to be used in the place of most natural power sources such as wind and water. James Watt's design became synonymous with steam engines, due in no small part to his business partner, Matthew Boulton.
- Related: Boulton and Watt, Carnot cycle, Heat engine, Thermodynamics, James Watt, Newcomen steam engine
| Watt atmospheric engine Watt atmospheric engine www.egr.msu.edu/~lira/supp/steam/wattengine.htm - Web |
| Watt's 'perfect engine' Watt's 'perfect engine' www.newcomen.com/excerpts/watt.htm - Web |
| Boulton & Watt engine Boulton & Watt engine www.nms.ac.uk/.../boulton_and_watt_engine.aspx - Web |
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| Boulton and Watt Steam Engine at the Powerhouse Mu... Boulton and Watt Steam Engine at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=7177 - Web |
