NEWCOMEN’S STEAM ENGINE
-built in 1712
-Heated water to push a piston up and down
-built to fix common problems in mines
-Pumped trickling water from the ceiling out of the mine
-Used coal burning and turning water into gas
-Used for very deep mines to allow miners to work.
-The first steam engine, but it didn’t work very well.
WATT’S STEAM ENGINE
-Nicknamed “Old Bess”
-Built in 1760 by James Watt
-Powered factory machines
-Used turbines to enhance the power
–Â Similar to a kettle, the water boils and steam is produced
-Gas/vapor spins the turbine and spins the wheel, generating power
-Was very revolutionary and was the center of factory power.
-1783 was used in textile factories
-1800, over 500 Watt engines were in use
-Made from an old newcomen engine
-Heated water using coal and the vapor spins a turbine around