a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy

sealed vessel where water is converted to steam

metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth

the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder

a ship powered by one or more steam engines

a locomotive powered by a steam engine

A compound engine is an engine that has more than one stage for recovering energy from the same working fluid, with the exhaust from the first stage passing through the second stage, and in some cases then on to another subsequent stage or even stages.

a steam engine whose piston descends by the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which raised it is condensed within the cylinder.

sealed vessel where water is converted to steam

metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth

the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder

a ship powered by one or more steam engines

a locomotive powered by a steam engine