It was used in textile industry, in steam boats and in steam trains
In a chamber outside the engine called the boiler, fossil fuels were burned to boil water,
resulting in the production of steam.
THE PRESSURE COULD BE USED TO:
move a piston
transform heat energy into mechanical energy
Steam turbines transform pressurized steam, turning its blades in a rotation movement
This rotation movement is generally used to generate electricity.
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
PISTON ENGINES
Fossil fuel combustion is produced inside the engine and the
explosion achieved are used to move a piston with a lineal motion.
up and down
back and forward
Spark-ignition engines.
Compression-ignition engines.
ROTARY ENGINES
internal combustion engines in which the combustion generates directly a rotary movement. It is not necessary
the use of pistons. The crankshaft remained stationary and the entire cylinder block rotated
around it.