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STEAM ENGINE
An engine in which the mechanical force of steam is made available as a motive power for driving machinery.
Classifications
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>> Machinery
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>>> Steam Power Production Site
>>>> Steam Engine
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>>>>> Beam Engine
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![STEAM ENGINE. Carmichael steam engine showing fly wheel SC00356507.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00356507.jpg)
![STEAM ENGINE. Auchroisk Distillery, Interior
View showing steam engine (preserved) SC00519665.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00519665.jpg)
![STEAM ENGINE. Interior
View showing part of steam winding engine SC00685588.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00685588.jpg)
![STEAM ENGINE. New Lanark: interior. View from S within engine house showing steam engine. Similar to the original engine, this is a 250hp twin-tandem compound mill engine by Petrie of Rochdale (1912) re-located from Philiphaugh Mill near Selkirk by the New Lanark Conservation Trust SC00755078.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00755078.jpg)
Related Terms
Term | Note |
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BLOWING ENGINE HOUSE | Steam engine, usually, driving a centrifugal fan to provide an air blast for a blast furnace. |
BOILER HOUSE | A building housing a boiler, often connected to a steam engine house. |
CHIMNEY | The flue or channel that funnels smoke and gases from a fire. |
EGG END BOILER | An externally-heated boiler made from a fabricated steel tube with domed ends, designed to contain high-pressure steam. Egg-end boilers were often used to drive steam engines. |
FACTORY | A building or complex, housing machinery for manufacturing purposes. Use specific term where known. |
STEAM ENGINE HOUSE | A building housing a steam engine. |
STEAM MILL | A steam-powered factory. |
TURBINE HOUSE | A building housing a turbine. |