Newcomen engine

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:category historical technology
industrial revolution invention
gptkbp:component piston
beam
condenser
cylinder
boiler
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:coal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newcomen engine
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Dudley_Castle,_England
1712
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Thomas_Newcomen
gptkbp:notableFeature first practical steam engine
helped start the Industrial Revolution
used atmospheric pressure to drive piston
widely used in 18th century
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Savery_engine
gptkbp:principle atmospheric pressure
gptkbp:provides steam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Watt_steam_engine
gptkbp:usedFor pumping water from mines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Savery_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5