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Vol. 31, 07 March 2024
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Evolution of engines: From steam to turbojet
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Abstract
Engines, the mechanical workhorses powering modern societies, have a rich historical evolution, the Industrial Revolution marks a turning point, James Watt’s improvements, the rise of internal combustion engines, first with Nikolaus Otto’s four-stroke cycle, later Rudolf Diesel’s compression-ignition engine. These engines fueled the automotive and aviation revolutions. In contrast, the Stirling engine, patented by Robert Stirling in 1816, offered a unique closed-cycle operation. Engines, from steam to internal combustion, continue to underpin technological advancements, shaping economies, industries, and daily life. This paper comprehensively analyzes the development and significance of four major engine types: the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, the Stirling engine, and the turbojet engine. The analysis encompasses various aspects, including their principles of operation, historical contexts, and practical applications. The paper concludes that these engines have played pivotal roles in shaping human history and technological progress. From the steam engine’s impact on industrialization to the internal combustion engine’s revolution of transportation, the Stirling engine’s potential for sustainable power generation, and the turbojet engine’s transformation of aviation and military capabilities, each engine type has made a unique and vital contribution to our world’s advancement. This narrative of engine evolution reflects human ingenuity and our ceaseless pursuit of technological innovation.
Keywords
Engine, power, Steam fuel
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computing Innovation and Applied Physics
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-317-3
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-318-0
- Published Date
- 07 March 2024
- Series
- Theoretical and Natural Science
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-8818
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-8826
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-8818/31/20241149
- Copyright
- 07 March 2024
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited