steam engine
101Engine — This article is about a machine to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. For other uses of engine, see Engine (disambiguation). For other uses of motor, see Motor (disambiguation). A V6 internal combustion engine from a Mercedes car An… …
102Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …
103Steam power during the Industrial Revolution — See also the section on steam power in the main Industrial Revolution article During the Industrial Revolution, steam power replaced water power and muscle power (which often came from horses) as the primary source of power in use in industry.… …
104Steam tractor — This article refers to the steam powered agricultural tractor; for other types of steam tractor, see: Traction engineA steam tractor is a vehicle powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling.In North America, the term steam tractor usually …
105Steam turbine — A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons… …
106Steam donkey — 12 x 14 Empire (?) Steam donkey in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC Canada Steam donkey, or donkey engine is the common nickname for a steam powered winch, or logging engine widely used in past logging operations, though not …
107Steam (software) — Steampowered redirects here. For the steam engine, see Steam engine. Steam …
108Steam clock — A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist, most designed and built by Canadian horologist Raymond Saunders for display in urban public spaces. Steam clocks built by… …
109steam — n. & v. n. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of power by virtue of its expansion of volume. b a mist of liquid particles of water produced by the condensation of this gas. 2 any similar vapour. 3 a energy or… …
110Steam diesel hybrid locomotive — This is a historical article. For more recent developments, see Hybrid train A steam diesel hybrid locomotive was a railway locomotive with a piston engine which could run on either steam from a boiler or diesel fuel. Examples were built in the… …
