ppt课件-steamengine-universityofminnesotaduluth.pptVIP

Steam Engine Converting heat to work or steam to mechanical action. Steam Engine and the Industrial Revolution A singular development that accelerated the Industrial Revolution and the transition from water-wood-muscle (animal and human) power to steam power; from cottage industries to manufacturing; from agrarian to industrial. Extraordinary Growth and Mobility of Industries The steam engine was used in numerous settings from the 18th c: mining, textiles, pumping, milling, grinding, weaving, transportation (steam boats, trains), ... With the use of the steam engine, industries were no longer