alb9626398

Sectional view of a Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Artist: Unknown

Sectional view of a Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or 'steam' engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder, pushing up the piston. The steam was then condensed, bringing down the piston. The piston rocked a beam which worked the pump. It was safer and more effective than the earlier Savery engine and was widely used to drain water out of mines. From Architecture Hydraulique by Bernard Forest de Belidor. (Paris, 1737).

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Title: Sectional view of a Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Sectional view of a Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or 'steam' engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder, pushing up the piston. The steam was then condensed, bringing down the piston. The piston rocked a beam which worked the pump. It was safer and more effective than the earlier Savery engine and was widely used to drain water out of mines. From Architecture Hydraulique by Bernard Forest de Belidor. (Paris, 1737).

Technique/material: engraving

Credit: Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?

Image size: 3046 × 3449 px | 30.1 MB

Print size: 25.8 × 29.2 cm | 1199.2 × 1357.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH CENTURY. • 18TH • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BEAM ENGINE • BELIDOR • BERNARD BELIDOR • BERNARD FOREST DE BELIDOR • BERNARD FOREST DE • BERNARD FOREST • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BOILER • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CENTURY • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • CROSS CUT • CROSS-CUT • CROSS-SECTION • DESIGN • DIAGRAM • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • ENGINEERING • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • ENGRAVING • EVENT • EVENTS • FRANCE • FRENCH • HOT-WATER HEATER • INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION • INDUSTRY • INVENTION • LOCATION • MINING • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NEWCOMEN • POWER • PUMPING ENGINE • SCIENCE • STEAM ENGINE • STEAM POWER • STEAM • STEAM-ENGINE • STEAMENGINE • TECHNOLOGY • THOMAS NEWCOMEN • THOMAS • XVIII CENTURY