Triple-expansion steam engine
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:steam_locomotive
Heat engine |
| gptkbp:advantage |
Improved fuel efficiency
Reduced thermal stress |
| gptkbp:category |
Reciprocating engine
Thermodynamic cycle |
| gptkbp:commonIn |
Early 20th century
Late 19th century |
| gptkbp:cylinderTypes |
High-pressure cylinder
Intermediate-pressure cylinder Low-pressure cylinder |
| gptkbp:efficiencyComparedTo |
Compound steam engine
|
| gptkbp:hasNumberOfCylinders |
Three
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Triple-expansion steam engine
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1874
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
Alexander Carnegie Kirk
|
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:SS_Great_Eastern
gptkb:RMS_Titanic |
| gptkbp:output |
Rotational mechanical energy
|
| gptkbp:powerSource |
Boiler
|
| gptkbp:principle |
Expands steam in three stages
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Compound steam engine
Quadruple-expansion steam engine |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Steam turbine
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
Naval vessels
Locomotives Marine propulsion Cargo ships Pumping stations |
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:Steam
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:SS_Jeremiah_O'Brien
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|