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... engine which was being used in a University of Glasgow laboratory . Watt's inspiration was to sep- arate the two actions of heating the cylinder with hot steam and cooling it to condense the steam for every stroke of the engine . By ...
... engine which was being used in a University of Glasgow laboratory . Watt's inspiration was to sep- arate the two actions of heating the cylinder with hot steam and cooling it to condense the steam for every stroke of the engine . By ...
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... engine and in the 20th century it became an important form of vehicular propulsion . Meantime the light high - speed gasoline ( petrol ) engine predominated . The first applications of the new engine to locomotion were made in Germany ...
... engine and in the 20th century it became an important form of vehicular propulsion . Meantime the light high - speed gasoline ( petrol ) engine predominated . The first applications of the new engine to locomotion were made in Germany ...
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... ENGINE ) . Jet - propulsion engines are most efficient at high alti- tudes and high airspeeds and are particularly suited for high - performance military aircraft . Modern military jet- propulsion engines are capable of producing ...
... ENGINE ) . Jet - propulsion engines are most efficient at high alti- tudes and high airspeeds and are particularly suited for high - performance military aircraft . Modern military jet- propulsion engines are capable of producing ...
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