Saturday, July 9, 2011

History of the steam engine invention


James Watt, Scottish inventor who is often associated with steam engines, a key figure of the Industrial Revolution. Actually, Watt is not the first person who made the steam engine. Similar draft prepared also by Hero of Alexandria in the early years AD. In 1686 Thomas Savery patents make a steam engine used to pump water, and in 1712, Englishman Thomas Newcomen, the patent also make similar products with a more perfect version, but the creation Newcomen engine still of low quality and less efficient, can only used to pump water from coal mines.

Watt became interested in the affairs of the steam engine in 1764 when he was fixing creation Newcomen engine. Although Watt's just get one year of education as a tool maker, but he's got great talent creator. Improvements he made with homemade Newcomen engine was so important, so it is worth consider actual creator Wattlah first practical steam engine. Watt patented the first success in 1769 was the addition of a separate room which strengthened. He also make isolation separator to prevent the disappearance of the heat in the steam cylinder, and in 1782 he discovered the double machine. With some minor improvements, this update menghasilan increased efficiency of the steam engine with a four-fold or more. In practice, this efficiency improvement is the result of an intelligence but is not very useful equipment nor have the extraordinary usefulness, looking from the corner of the industry.
Watt also found (in 1781) a set of teeth to change the motion behind the machine so that the spinning motion. This tool is to increase massively the use of steam engines. Watt also managed to create a controller style circular motion automatically (in 1788), which causes the engine speed can be automatically monitored. It also creates a pressure gauge (in 1790), speedo instrument, appliance instructions and vapor control equipment in addition to other repair equipment.
Watt did not have a talent business. However, in 1775 he made alliance with Matthew Boulton, an engineer, and a businessman who deftly. For twenty-five years later, Watt and Boulton company produces a large number of steam engines and both became rich. Working steam engine in 1769 Watt dual discovery It is hard to exaggerate the significance of the steam engine. For, indeed many other inventions which play an important role to encourage the development of the Industrial Revolution. For example, development of mining, metallurgy, and various machine tools. Lifeboat which slides back and forth in a loom (John Kay's invention in 1733), or spinning tool (discovery James Hargreaves in 1764) everything happens precedes creation Watt. The vast majority of discoveries that are only a less significant improvement and none had a vital meaning in connection with bermulanya Industrial Revolution. As with the invention of the steam engine that plays an important role in the Industrial Revolution, the situation seems to be experiencing other forms. Previously, although the steam power used to turn windmills and water, principal source of mechanical power lies in human power. This factor is very limited capacity of industrial production. Thanks to the invention of the steam engine, these limitations were eliminated. A large amount of energy can now be channeled to productive things that climb with very swift. Oil embargo of 1973 made us realize how miserable if the material is reduced energy and able to paralyze the industry. This experience, at some level, encouraging us to imagine the significance of the Industrial Revolution thanks to the discovery of James Watt.
In addition to the benefits of power for factories, steam engines also have to major in other fields. In 1783, the Marquis de Jouffroy in Abbans successfully use steam engines to drive the ship. In 1804, Richard Trevithick's first steam locomotive creates. None of the models that beginners succeed commercially. Within a few decades, then either the ship or rail to produce a good revolution in the field of land and sea transportation.
The Industrial Revolution took place almost simultaneously with the American Revolution and French. Although the time it seems trivial, it now appears clear how the Industrial Revolution seemed to have outlined the meaning is far more important for human livelihoods rather than the importance of political revolution. James Watt, therefore it is classified as one of those who have an important influence in history.
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