Atmospheric Engine Hero - Aeolipile Papin (1690) Savery (1698) Newcomen (1711) Smeaton (1760 -1780)
Steam Engine - History Papin (1690) Savery (1698) Piston Published (1695) Savery (1698) Miner’s Friend Actually a Vacuum Pump
General Progression
Papin’s Engine (1690)
Savery’s Pump (1698)
Newcomen’s Engine (1705)
Savery’s Engine (1700)
Newcomen’s Engine
Newcomen’s Engine
Newcomen’s Engine
Smeaton’s Engine (1775)
Condensing Engine James Watt Reverse Process of Newcomen Piston Seal Development Steam Inefficient use of Steam (4 Times too Much) Heats Piston then gets Cooled Take Steam out of Piston, then Condense Condenser Separate from Cylinder Condensing Engine - Watt (Patent - 1769)
General Progression
James Watt - Experiment (1770s)
James Watt (1788)