Beam Engines

Informationen zum Autor As a boy! Geoffrey Hayes was enthralled by stories of beam engines told by his two grandfathers. His father! as a new starter in a cotton mill! mopped the floor of an 1857 beam engine house every Saturday morning. A gift of Robert H. Thurston's book 'A History of the Steam Engine' intensified the interest in beam engines. Pilgrimages were made to Cornwall to see the surviving engines at he tin mines. Mr Hayes became involved professionally with the restoration of the Leicester beam engines and the Caprington Colliery engine in the Museum of Scotland! Edinburgh. Klappentext The beam engine became the most used form of steam engine in factories! mines and waterworks until well into the second half of the nineteenth century. This book outlines the development of the beam engine and gives some explanation of why it was so successful. Zusammenfassung The beam engine became the most used form of steam engine in factories, mines and waterworks until well into the second half of the nineteenth century. This book outlines the development of the beam engine and gives some explanation of why it was so successful. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 'The impellant force of fire'; Practical steam power; Mining and the beam engine; Rotary motion; Cornish pirates; After 1800; Design variations; Beam engines at sea; The world's largest beam engine; Boilers for beam engines; Further reading; Places to visit

Product details

• Authors: G Hayes, Geoff Hayes, Geoffrey Hayes, Hayes Geoff
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780747805441
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-0544-1
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 208 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Shire Album S.; Shire Library; Shire Album S.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, Steam engines, Transport technology and trades, Transport Technology & Trades, Engines and power transmission