Steam Engines and Railways of the Industrial Revolution

The Overall Idea….. The steam engine and railways lead to the catalyst of change in the Industrial Revolution.

What is a Steam Engine? An engine that converts the heat energy of pressurized steam into mechanical energy Were used as a prime mover

How a Steam Engine Works

High-pressure steam in Exhaust steam

How the Steam Engine Works - Boiler The high- pressure steam comes from a boiler The boiler's job is to apply heat to water to create steam

How the Steam Engine Works - Boiler -Coal To create steam, there had to be coal Countries like Britain, Germany and France had access to coal

How the Steam Engine was Invented Early industrial steam engines were designed by Thomas Savery Thomas Newcomen built a steam engine on top of a water filled mine shaft and used it to pump water out of the mine

How it was Invented- James Watt Watt added… Separate chambers Pressure gauge Crank and flywheel His changes allowed the steam engine to power the industrial revolution

Uses of the Steam Engine Used in… pumping stations locomotives steam ships road locomotive steam lorries machinery in factories, mines, and mills

Importance of the Steam Engine Replaced muscle power of horses Very Powerful and fast Used to power machines Allowed machines like the railway to be invented Steam engines burn fuel cleanly and efficiently

Result from Steam Engine- Railways How railways came about Standardizing railways Effects on Industrial Revolution

How the Railway was Invented Before 19 th century in Britian tracks carried wagons pulled by horses Richard Trevithick put a steam engine to a mine wagon 1814-George Stevenson had the first working steam locomotive st railway opened between Liverpool and Manchester

Standardizing railways After 1850 the British State standardized the gauge of the tracks to be 4 ft 8½ in Britain had a fully working rail transport system

Effect on Industrial Revolution Connected regions together More regions could trade goods and raw materials Steam Engine provided power for factories Don’t need water ways to transport goods long ways Boats used the steam engine which was faster

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