STEAM ENGINE

Converting heat to work or

steam to mechanical action.

Main points

What is steam engine?

How does it work?
Why was important steam engine?
Are there steam locomotive still?
Reflection.

What is steam engine?

Mechanism to produce power.
Coal is used to obtain energy (heat)
and water is used to produce energy
(work).
Giant mechanical dinosaurs
Own ways (rail)
The steam engine was used since
18th century

How does it work?

A boiler full of
water that the fire
heats up to make
steam.
A fire
where
the coal
burns

A machine
attached
to the
piston

Steam from
the boiler is
piped into the
cylinder

Why was important steam

engine?
A singular development that
accelerated the Industrial Revolution.
With the use of the steam engine,
industries were no longer bound to
locations with water power.
It is essential for commercial trade.

Are there steam

locomotive still?

Multimodal Transport
Colombia is based on trucking.
Colombia has expensive tolls and
roads in poor condition.
Colombia has a very expensive
petrol.