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- ...[[electric motor]]s that are also traditionally referred to as ''winding engines''. Early winding engines were hand, or more usually [[Horse engine|horse powered]].<ref>{{cite web|u ...2 KB (301 words) - 18:43, 16 February 2022
- ...ewsbury]]'s [[sanitary sewer|sewerage]] system. Two massive steam-driven [[beam engine]]s were built by [[William Robert Renshaw|Renshaw's]] of [[Stoke-on- The ownership of the pumping station, including the building, engines and grounds, was transferred to [[Shrewsbury and Atcham]] Borough Council i ...3 KB (356 words) - 16:35, 31 October 2023
- ...the [[House-built engine|engine house]], as had been common practice for [[beam engine]]s. ...Entire engines could be built and tested at their factory before delivery. Engines could also be pre-built, then offered for sale from stock, rather than havi ...3 KB (458 words) - 17:52, 19 June 2020
- {{Short description|Type of gear used in early beam engines}} ...ocating motion]] to [[rotary motion]] and was used in the first [[rotative beam engine]]s. ...4 KB (585 words) - 17:52, 25 May 2025
- | Ship beam= {{Convert|40|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion= 2 diesel engines ...2 KB (309 words) - 06:08, 8 July 2023
- ...on pounds, a much higher [[Efficient energy use|efficiency]] than found in engines elsewhere at the same time. The improvements were an increase in the steam *{{cite book | last=Barton | first=D. B. | title=The Cornish Beam Engine | location=[[Truro]], [[Cornwall]] | publisher=D. B. Barton Ltd. | y ...2 KB (288 words) - 14:44, 19 November 2024
- ...in [[London]]. This is one of two tandem cross-compound hydraulic pumping engines formerly used to raise and lower the bridge.]] ...al engine]]s used for ploughing or threshing, [[marine steam engine|marine engines]], and the [[steam turbine]]s used as the mechanism of power generation for ...8 KB (1,111 words) - 09:58, 26 November 2024
- ...'D engine' Claymills Pumping Station - geograph.org.uk - 1507938.jpg|thumb|Beam of the 'D' engine]] ...nes were built in 1885 by [[Gimson and Company]] of [[Leicester]]. All the engines are similar, and the following description is limited to only one, but appl ...7 KB (1,077 words) - 16:05, 11 June 2025
- ...aph.org.uk - 665921.jpg|thumb|upright|The vertical piston rod of a large [[beam engine]] at [[Dorothea Quarry]]]] ...as been used as a [[synonym]] for 'connecting rod' in the context of these engines.<ref name="q298">{{cite book | last=Pirro | first=Don M. | last2=Daschner | ...8 KB (1,193 words) - 09:34, 12 May 2025
- | products = Steam locomotives and stationary engines ...lway]]. Stationary [[steam engine]]s were also built including, in 1845, a beam engine for Thomas Appleton and Company of Horrabin Mills, [[Turton, Lancash ...2 KB (305 words) - 21:03, 10 July 2021
- ...about 85%. At high speeds, the cutoff may be significantly reduced. Steam engines used in boats and ships typically also use variable cutoff valve gear, whil * [[Old Bess (beam engine)|''Old Bess'' (beam engine)]] – the first steam engine to use an early cutoff ...4 KB (621 words) - 03:52, 23 December 2024
- ...[sawhorse]] can be formed by connecting two A-frames along the length of a beam]] ...The simplest form of an A-frame is two similarly sized [[Beam (structure)|beam]]s, arranged in an angle of 45 degrees or less, attached at the top, like a ...3 KB (441 words) - 22:54, 7 June 2025
- * [[InBound Links]], a metric used by search engines * [[Ion beam lithography]], a microfabrication technique ...1 KB (146 words) - 21:17, 24 December 2022
- ...[Salamanca (locomotive)|''Salamanca'']] was successful, and a total of six engines were built before Murray's death in 1826. ...ment of only £127/6/- for the Fenton engine. It was not uncommon for beam engines to be leased, purchased 'on terms', or paid for in other novel ways such as ...6 KB (731 words) - 21:51, 12 April 2023
- [[File:Slide-valve cylinder, three-quarter view (Heat Engines, 1913).jpg|thumb|right|Cylinder, with slide valve removed to show ports]] [[File:Slide-valve cylinder, section (Heat Engines, 1913).jpg|right|thumb|A double-acting slide valve cylinder.<br />Steam ent ...3 KB (538 words) - 03:17, 1 February 2025
- *[[Cataract (beam engine)]], governor used for early steam engines ...1 KB (144 words) - 19:26, 9 January 2025
- ...[lawn mower]]s, [[cultivator]]s, and [[string trimmer]]s). Single-cylinder engines are made both as [[4-stroke]]s and [[2-stroke]]s. ...plexity of air-cooled single-cylinder engines, compared with liquid-cooled engines. ...7 KB (940 words) - 04:04, 19 June 2025
- ...into the [[River Great Ouse]]. It is one of only three surviving drainage engines in East Anglia, and is a Grade II* listed building.<ref name="NHLE">{{Natio ...eam power]] in the late 18th century offered a new solution, and these new engines began to spring up around The Fens. ...6 KB (793 words) - 01:39, 28 May 2025
- |Ship beam={{cvt|5.70|m|ftin}} |Ship propulsion= Sails and engines (2 × {{cvt|70|kW|hp|disp=comma}}) ...4 KB (549 words) - 10:55, 19 April 2025
- | key_holdings = Steam engines, 'interactive toilets', steam shovel, buses ...ext to the [[National Space Centre]]. With four working steam-powered beam engines from its time as a sewage pumping station, it also houses exhibits for tran ...12 KB (1,587 words) - 22:35, 19 February 2025