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Hmm, I don't think Savery's engine would have required that - it's just a copper vessel, and the pipes were often even made of wood. I've often seen the cannon

Hmm, I don't think Savery's engine would have required that - it's just a copper vessel, and the pipes were often even made of wood. I've often seen the cannon theory applied to piston-using engines, but that was the next stage with Papin and Newcomen and beyond (hopefully our chapter II)

hutzlibu 3y ago
Not an expert, but apperently this design was hard even with the modern tech_ "Second, the next stage of the process required high-pressure steam to force the water up, and the pump's soldered joints were barely capable of withstanding high pressure steam and needed frequent repair." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Savery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Savery