The History of the Engine

By MisterDeis

  • The Gunpowder/Explosion Engine

    The Technology of The Gunpowder/Explosion Engine: Fuels push a piston into what is known as cylinder. An explosion occurs within the cylinder of the engine that releases gases. The Science of The Gunpowder/Explosion Engine: A pump has to have something to push it in one direction and another thing to bring it back in another direction. The Limitations of the Gunpowder/Explosion Engine: The gunpowder explosion can be very hazardous for the engine as the engine may not be strong enough to with

  • The Heat Engine

    The Technology of the Heat Engine: The water was heated by a drum that turned the water into steam to power the engine. The Science of The Heat Engine: The engine created a vacuum which was key in the discovery that the volume of water vastly increases when it is changed into Water Vapor/Steam. The Limitations of the Heat Engine: Creating an effective water-heating drum was challenging. Improvements on the Gunpowder/Explosion Engine: Used Steam and heat which was more efficient and it was a

  • Savery Engine

    The Technology of The Savery Engine: This Engine was known as the first fully functional steam powered Engine. The Science of The Savery Engine: The water was placed in a boiler to be heated into steam which was then used to power the engine The Limitations of The Savery Engine: The water did not have proper movement because the pressure was too low and if the pressure was higher the engine was at risk of an explosion. The Improvements on The Heat Engine: Frankly, this engine was not much of

  • The Newcomen Engine

    The Technology of The Newcomen Engine: A piston was forced into a cylinder by the power of steam Cold water then condensed the steam which relieved pressure and cylinder went back down. The Science of The Newcomen Engine: Steam was once again used as the primary force featured in powering the engine. The Limitations of The Newcomen Engine: The heating and cooling process was quite inefficient and as a result, so was the engine. The Improvements on The Savery Engine: This new engine was capabl

  • The Watt Engine

    The Technology of The Watt Engine: The boiler would always remain hot because it didn’t have to be cooled because the condenser was separate from the boiler, unlike the Newcomen Engine The Science of The Watt Engine: A condenser that was separate from the rest of the engine was used to more efficiently cool the steam The Limitations of The Watt Engine: The Engine was always very hot and could be too large. The Improvements on The Newcomen Engine: This Engine saw major improvements in conser

  • The Internal Combustion Engine

    The Technology: Burning Fuel within the cylinder of the engine powered the piston.
    The Science: For the first time steam was not used and it was replaced by fuel. A flame ignited the gas which caused the explosion needed to power the engine.
    The Limitations : The engine was known to be rather inefficient and was unable to produce a sufficient amount of driving force.
    The Improvements on The Watt Engine: This new engine was reduced in size and slightly more efficient.

  • The Otto Engine

    The Technology of This Engine: The fuels were ignited which created pressure which would force the cylinder in and out of the piston. The Science of This Engine: The mixture of the fuel and oxygen was under higher pressure which created more force. The Limitations of This Engine: This engine was known to be less powerful than The Watt Engine. The Improvements on The Previous Engine: This engine improved on The Watt Engine by being more efficient.