Description : What was the the name of the first steam powered locomotive by George Stephenson?
Last Answer : Rocket*Skinny mini*
Description : How many tests were needed for the engine that powered the first stage of Ariane 5? -Technology
Last Answer : Six subsequent static firing tests, which ran through July 1995, were conducted with flight-type casings. Ariane 5's ground testing was completed after a series of six hot firing tests of the launcher's core cryogenic stage, which ran from June 1995 to January 1996 in French Guiana.
Description : The diagrams shown in the illustration represent a/an _______________. EL-0093 A. engine order telegraph circuit B. rudder angle indicator arrangement C. engine speed tachometer with repeaters D. sound powered telephone system
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Motorized Knapsack sprayer powered by a. petrol engine. b. Diesel engine. c. gas engine. d. None of above
Last Answer : Ans- a. petrol engine.
Description : Motorized knapsack sprayer are powered by - HP petrol engine. a) 1.2 to 3.2 b) 2.2 to 3.4 c) 0.2 to 3.2 d) 1.2 to 3.0
Last Answer : 1.2 to 3.0
Description : In a steam engine, the special shutters used are called
Last Answer : valves.
Description : Forward movement of a piston in a steam engine is called
Last Answer : expansion stroke.
Description : Who invented the steam engine?
Last Answer : A dude named Gabe.
Description : ★ In the US, our history books tell us we invented almost everything. Do other countries recognize the US as inventing the car, light bulb, phone, computer, refrigerator, plane, steam engine, and the Internet? Or do they claim any of them too?
Last Answer : None of those things are singular, out of the blue, inventions. They were all built upon many smaller, earlier inventions.
Description : If the steam engine is more efficient,why do we not have steam cars?
Last Answer : They don’t have much horsepower and they take a long time to start.
Description : The piston of a steam engine moves in S.H.M. The crank rotates at 180 r.p.m. and the stroke length is 2 metres. The linear velocity of the piston when it is at a distance of 1 metre from the centre is a.8.88 m/sec b.16.32 m/sec c.5.88 m/sec d.8.16 m/sec e.Zero
Last Answer : e. Zero
Description : Who invented the steam engine ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The steam engine was invented by James Watt.
Description : Why was the steam engine slow to be accepted by industries? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . James Watt improved the steam engine and patented the new engine. His industrialist friend, Mathew Boulton manufactured the new model. . But for years he could find no buyers. . ... new technology that enhanced the productivity of labour manifold was slow to be accepted by industrialists.
Description : Which is the oldest Puran steam engine in the world so far used? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Fairy Queen, the world's oldest running steam engine ,
Description : Who invented the steam engine? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which energy is converted into which energy in a steam engine ?
Last Answer : Heat energy is converted into mechanical energy in a steam engine.
Description : Who invented the steam engine ?
Last Answer : James Watt invents the steam engine.
Last Answer : Invented the steam engine (James Watt)
Last Answer : Invented the steam engine (James Watt 185)
Last Answer : James Watt invented the steam engine.
Description : How many horses were replaced by a steam engine of James Watt?
Last Answer : Watt performed some reverse engineering to determine how many horses would equate to a steam engine in order to communicate the cost efficiency of his product. Watt's horsepower (hp) unit of measurement is ... 99 hp each). Therefore, each steam engine replaced about 6.6 horses on average per day.
Description : Who is the inventor of the Steam Engine?
Last Answer : Answer: James Watt
Description : Who utilized the concept of steam engine in the textile industry to power a ship?
Last Answer : Robert Fulton utilized the concept of a steam engine.
Description : Which challenge did James watts steam engine help address?
Last Answer : Fueling factories using something other than wood
Description : The temperature of boiling water in a steam engine may be high because :
Last Answer : there is high pressure inside the boiler
Description : Ratio of actual indicated work to hypothetical indicated work in a steam engine is the (a) Indicated thermal efficiency (b) Friction factor (c) Mechanical efficiency (d) Diagram factor
Last Answer : Ans : d
Description : Which of the following is not an internal combustion engine? a. petrol engine b. steam turbine c. diesel engine d. gas turbine
Last Answer : ANSWER b. steam turbine
Description : A spark plug is used in a. petrol engine b. diesel engine c. gas engine d. steam engine
Last Answer : ANSWER a. petrol engine
Description : Flywheel is an important part of a steam engine because it – (1) accelerates the speed of the engine (2) helps the engine in keeping the speed uniform (3) decreases the moment of inertia (4) gives strength to the engine
Last Answer : (2) helps the engine in keeping the speed uniform Explanation: A flywheel is a rotating mechanical device that is used to store rotational energy. Flywheels have a. significant moment of ... the Industrial Revolution, James Watt contributed to the development of the flywheel in the steam engine.
Description : Flywheel is an important part of a steam engine because it - (1) gives strength to the engine (2) accelerates the speed of the engine (3) helps the engine in keeping the speed uniform (4) decreases the moment of Inertia
Last Answer : (3) helps the engine in keeping the speed uniform
Description : The temperature of boiling water in a steam engine may be high because - (1) there are dissolved substances in water (2) there is low pressure inside the boiler (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler (4) the lire is at very high temperature
Last Answer : (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler Explanation: In the boiler of a steam engine, there is a firebox where coal is shoveled into. The coal is kept burning at a very high temperature, and ... reservoir; the steam is then controlled by a slide valve to move into a cylinder to push the piston.
Description : A steam engine converts the heat energy of steam into _____. (1) Electrical energy (2) Chemical energy (3) Mechanical energy (4) Thermal energy
Last Answer : (3) Mechanical energy Explanation: Steam engine, machine for converting heat energy into mechanical energy using steam as a medium, or working fluid.
Description : Name one or more sources of noise bearing on electronic communications. A. Steam boiler B. Galaxies C. Internal combustion engine D. Both B and C
Last Answer : D. Both B and C
Description : Flywheel is an important part of a steam engine because
Last Answer : helps the engine in keeping speed uniform.
Description : In a steam engine, the cylinder is connected to the condenser by
Last Answer : outlet valve.
Description : First commercially useful steam engine was constructed by
Last Answer : Thomas Savery.
Description : The basis of working of steam engine is the pressure exerted by the
Last Answer : large volume of steam.
Description : External combustion/steam engine cannot be started immediately.
Last Answer : Heating water to produce steam takes time, so the engine cannot be started instantly. To keep the steam ready fuel must be burnt continuously even if the engine is at rest.
Description : Efficiency of external combustion/steam engine is low.
Last Answer : Efficiency of steam engine is low as there is more loss of heat. Most of the heat is lost in boiling of water to increase the temperature of water to its boiling point.
Description : a) Steam engine cannot be used in small machines.
Last Answer : External combustion/steam engines are bulky and heavy hence cannot be fitted into small machines.
Description : What are the disadvantages / drawbacks of an external combustion / steam engine?
Last Answer : a) Steam engine is bulky and heavy. It cannot be used in small machines. b) The efficiency is very low. c) The engine cannot be started immediately.
Description : Give reason: The wheel makes another half rotation after the expansion stroke of steam engine.
Last Answer : Due to inertia of the crankshaft, the wheel makes another half rotation and completes one cycle.
Description : Give reason: After the expansion stroke of a steam engine, steam condenses into water.
Last Answer : As steam expands, it loses its kinetic energy and gets condensed into water.
Description : Briefly explain the working of a steam engine.
Last Answer : Description: A steam engine consists of a cylinder fitted with an airtight piston. The piston is connected to a crankshaft by means of a connecting rod. A boiler is connected to the cylinder ... to a condenser through the outlet valve. The condenser is connected to the boiler through a pump.
Description : What is the principle of working of steam engine?
Last Answer : The pressure exerted by the large volume of steam is the basis of working of steam engine.
Description : The valve rod connected in steam engine by using.. A. Cotter joint B. Knuckle joint C. Universal coupling D. Bolted joint
Last Answer : B. Knuckle joint