But the moment vent is given to the steam, by starting the engine or raising the ... about 20 cubic feet of water in the boiler at the time of the explosion. To fill the remaining space with ...

Before the steam engine can be called an economical power, our modern system of boilers must be immensely improved, or an entirely new system of applying the heat to the water must be contrived.

To demonstrate that the technology was fit for purpose and to select between the various competing options, on April 25, 1829 ...

The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam engine technology ... Works' water-tube boiler was a hit among railways ...

A boiler explosion occurred early Thursday morning at a home on Carina Drive in Somers, leaving three people with burns and cuts. According to a preliminary investigation, two residents and a ...