The locomotive steam engine can be traced back to an Englishman by the name of Richard Trevithick. At the turn of the 19th century, Trevithick created the first high-pressure steam engine.

High-pressure steam injection was also used in this field. Although there are various methods of oil recovery utilizing steam, the most scrutiny is being placed on high-pressure injection that ...

Steam engines, by comparison, are very quiet, very clean, and can use almost any fuel. Steam engines, by virtue of providing constant pressure, don't require gearing -- you have maximum torque and ...

Ask the average person about steam power and they’ll probably imagine a bygone era, a time when the sky was thick with smoke belched out by coal-burning locomotives and paddle-wheel ships. St… ...

The modern high-pressure steam engine, where it is the introduction of the steam that does the work, was developed by mining engineer Richard Trevithick and others after Watt’s patent had ...

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This article was originally published with the title “High Pressure Steam in Condensing Engines” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 4 No. 24(June 1861), p. 378doi:10.1038 ...