![Steam Engine](https://glow-prod-ab.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ab/public/titanic/uploads/sites/907/2015/01/image2-225x300.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjECgaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQD305Dz%2B3N%2BB%2BlhY7YZlgz4lbPhdZnfK4QTME01CYU5KQIhAPu1D7vvUjIFOXHfyY1ejyTQqA5f6itUNsvplEO6TYOMKrgFCCEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgx4qRCaqhbtrrA9xmMqlQVN046wJkLXd1ONBbaX7qLlTkrQ8qtTaNFjMeXyjvq5iKIuMNI7qfsqHg62ciiAA9lJ8XEzZg3dPSHr4eJy85wdyRh96uKnS3ElAOafV687tL4LfgMdcb%2Bk16vRaOrOirHOR%2BklBQVPAadmdvD9%2BGntXDXFZGowXv%2B%2FYU%2FYnQWDxhPT4wGoHKn3%2F17idSs8vsSqTYIznyaZKm4GNgZWdSFC3OCzg9aOCKcgOq8nSdiBrGMc7cPItWTUIsKtwrF%2F87QMOTyUAHBHIsmh%2F2Z%2BpzUz6qrHlzduAKTe%2B7AaInA%2BZaOkSp0f%2B3V8wKUwjpYSkplA%2B282gniwbDmTrCv497iBFiJttEhGxwe2e6tAPgh0aUz7UsYp035A%2BVguY9Fc8urvoxnrqsQJ7kpDLOIZLOgyamEktZ1DyjXMmzAIr%2FXp2vr5dSpcMg9E6TwXA1OXbQy7AtLE3wSkxSktNzA8Xr44SrlhthH7LHcj59H4kYr5YGgvrBBZO1L87WMMlL0uw1gyI3Cz2MmYWClzfSXQvHpRebOFrnWsimKQScYidnFSs4RJr7FolmOOrGfueoAIBk3B6YULszTFwYxuxe2p0iyXOFae0BMly%2FpBEtEPyW6yuBAg5L5%2FIqVsuc6Q04BikPnfjoSXSCOnd8WfLoHbLuh4zHxPlyIrHYpiY5tr5IXZLLriZNJQgb62%2BHiq8po7CWqKBXrbM689Bk55z5ShrUnnCi01e7PA0HKaoRnO9zJdQ2FYlayLpWynQgxhuWvRm2RVpNz2ItE94CCLbrjKSH8FYTnzI12gg2BjFa%2BJH4heaxRoX2eEwkGybQuJUYgkWAv3DLQqpsGlXLfic2Pd82gfaHDwhMHbhKMoQR2nY3Wq9JdQ4VcqMPuT0LUGOrABWbDTxSP9bQbvJYzouvkUnvKE36bt12Me2%2BzK5GCh1o1OhF907cYusWqkvNNQO6EybdrVOQCjyreEYXCof0mEp7%2BuDC0%2FHi34dIX5zAr2r%2B6aEM5TSSxhIUFQ5llmmhqwsmDhJGRnqhCQxdo%2BNtIsY6cvhhIPTncWS4CsMXrYMFryv5%2FYxwCnknF12wYzLoyPip%2FgToHiTulwnXygpjwPjJUGshbqZNlUTBuiO4oK1SA%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UT2ABAEE2%2F20240808%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240808T001403Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=caaced0b8443542981b2d3c1ab1592c24773ba1dd1f143bd0de6ec0023cd65da)
There are four parts needed to make a steam engine work and here they are.
1. A fire where the coal burns.
2. A boiler full of water that the fire heats up to make steam.
3. A cylinder and piston, a bit like a bicycle pump but much bigger. Steam from the boiler is piped into the cylinder causing the piston to move first one way then the other. This in & out movement (which is known as reciprocating) is used to drive……….
4. A machine attached to the piston. That could be anything from a water pump to a factory machine, or even a giant steam locomotive running up and down a rail track………..or Titanic!
thank you for the information