Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that makes use of the thermal energy that exists in steam, converting it to mechanical work. Steam engines were used in pumps, locomotive trains, steam ships and steam tractors, and were essential to the Industrial Revolution. They are still used for electrical power generation using steam turbines.

External links

• Interactive Steam Engine See how it works and manipulate the speed
• Animated engines - Illustrates a variety of steam engines
• The World's Smallest Steam Engine
• The Most Suppressed Invention
• A history of the growth of the steam-engine
• Uniflow locomotives
• Steam powered lawn mower
• Building Model Steam trains
• Steamboat revival on Lake Geneva