Thomas Savery was an English military engineer and inventor, he create the
first prototype of the steam engine. based of a pressure cooker of 1679.
The first successful steam pump was patented by Thomas Savery in 1698, and in his words provided an "engine to raise water by fire". The artist rendering here is understood to use artistic liberty; it is unlikely the egg-shaped vessels existed. The unit had two boilers, D and L, connected by pipe E. The device operation will be described using vessel P for discussion. Valves r and M were both closed. Vessel P was filled with steam through pipe O. The valve between the boiler and the vessel was closed using handle Z. Water was showered on the vessel from reservoir X, cooling the vessel, condensing the steam, creating a vacuum, and valve M was opened to suck in the water from below. Then valve M was closed, valve r opened. Handle Z was switched back and the water was expelled upwards through pipe s using steam pressure.
While vessel P was expelling water upwards through pipe s, the vessel Pr was sucking water upwards. All the valves were then switched and the cycle is repeated.
this prototype was not powerful at all, this engine worked just only to pump out water from caves. This prototype was later upgraded by Thomas Newcomen.
first prototype of the steam engine. based of a pressure cooker of 1679.
The first successful steam pump was patented by Thomas Savery in 1698, and in his words provided an "engine to raise water by fire". The artist rendering here is understood to use artistic liberty; it is unlikely the egg-shaped vessels existed. The unit had two boilers, D and L, connected by pipe E. The device operation will be described using vessel P for discussion. Valves r and M were both closed. Vessel P was filled with steam through pipe O. The valve between the boiler and the vessel was closed using handle Z. Water was showered on the vessel from reservoir X, cooling the vessel, condensing the steam, creating a vacuum, and valve M was opened to suck in the water from below. Then valve M was closed, valve r opened. Handle Z was switched back and the water was expelled upwards through pipe s using steam pressure.
While vessel P was expelling water upwards through pipe s, the vessel Pr was sucking water upwards. All the valves were then switched and the cycle is repeated.
this prototype was not powerful at all, this engine worked just only to pump out water from caves. This prototype was later upgraded by Thomas Newcomen.