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• Kempton Park Steam Engines — The Kempton Park Steam Engines (also known as the Kempton Great Engines) are two large triple expansion steam engines, dating from 1926 1929, at the Kempton Park waterworks, Middlesex, London. Each engine is of a similar size to that used in RMS… …   Wikipedia

• Steam engine — Steam en gine ([e^]n j[i^]n). An engine moved by steam. [1913 Webster] Note: In its most common forms its essential parts are a piston, a cylinder, and a valve gear. The piston works in the cylinder, to which steam is admitted by the action of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• steam engine — steam engine, adj. an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler. [1745 55] * * * Machine that uses steam power to perform mechanical work… …   Universalium

• steam´-en´gine — steam engine, an engine operated by steam. A steam engine is usually one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of steam generated in a boiler. Locomotives, ships, and large machines may be driven by steam… …   Useful english dictionary

• Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …   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

• Steam turbine — A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons… …   Wikipedia

• Steam car — Stanley Steam Car (1912) White touring car (1909) …   Wikipedia

• Steam shovel — A steam shovel is a large steam powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and soil. It is the earliest type of power shovel.Origins and development The steam shovel was invented by William Otis, who received …   Wikipedia

• Steam locomotives of British Railways — British Railways (BR) built 2537 steam locomotives in the period 1948–1960, 1538 to pre nationalisation designs and 999 to its own standard designs. These locomotives had short lives, some as little as five years against a design life of over 30… …   Wikipedia

• Steam tank — Infobox Weapon name=US Army Corps of Engineers Steam Tank caption=The US Army Corps of Engineers Steam Tank; the sponson is absent origin=flagcountry|United States is vehicle=yes length=10.6 m width=3.8 m height=3.2 m weight=50.8 t… …   Wikipedia