An old engraving of Warsop’s aero-steam engine dating from the mid-1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The aim of an aero-steam engine was to mix air with steam, to economise on fuel needed to generate power. This was to improve on Watt’s engine of the 1700s. Watt's design became synonymous with steam – it was years before modifications began to improve his design. George Warsop of Nottingham, England, designed an engine featuring coiled pipes forcing hot air into the boiler generate steam more evenly and economically.
An old engraving of Warsop’s aero-steam engine dating from the mid-1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The aim of developing an aero-steam engine was to mix air with steam, to economise on the amount of fuel needed for driving the piston(s) to generate power. This was to improve on the Watt steam engine (or Boulton and Watt steam engine), which was one of the driving forces of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s. Watt's design became synonymous with steam engines, and it was many years before significantly new designs began to replace his basic design. George Warsop of Nottingham, England, UK designed an engine featuring coiled pipes forcing hot air into the boiler generate the steam more evenly and economically.
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Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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