• DocumentCode
    14398
  • Title

    Prime mover

  • Author

    Dettmer, Roger

  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Dec-13
  • Firstpage
    60
  • Lastpage
    63
  • Abstract
    The rebuilding of Richard Trevithick´s Puffing Devil celebrated a seminal event in the history of transport. Trevithick´s boiler was a move in the opposite direction to that of Watt, increasing the pressure on the topside of the piston.
  • Keywords
    boilers; locomotives; pistons; transportation; Puffing Devil; Richard Trevithick; boilers; locomotives; pistons; transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2013.1107
  • Filename
    6679110
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=14398