A match is a tool for starting a fire.

Typically, modern matches

are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited
by frictional heat generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. [1] Wooden matches are
packaged in matchboxes, and paper matches are partially cut into rows and stapled
into matchbooks. The coated end of a match, known as the match "head", consists of a bead of
active ingredients and binder; often coloured for easier inspection. There are two main types of
matches: safety matches, which can be struck only against a specially prepared surface,
and strike-anywhere matches, for which any suitably frictional surface can be used. Some matchlike compositions, known as electric matches, are ignited electrically and do not make use of heat

from friction.
A blowtorch (USA usage),
or blowlamp (British usage, or rare or archaic), is a fuel-burning tool used for
applying flame and heat to various applications, usually metalworking.

oxy-acetylene-of or
denoting welding or cutting techniques using a very hot flame produced by mixing

acetylene and oxygen

A Bunsen burner,
named after Robert Bunsen, is a common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open
gas flame, which is used for heating, sterilization, and combustion. [1][2][3][4][5]
The gas can be natural gas (which is mainly methane) or a liquefied petroleum gas, such
as propane, butane, or a mixture of both.

steam boiler-a
container such as that in a steam engine in which water is boiled to generate steam.

An AC motor is
an electric motor driven by an alternating current (AC). The AC motor commonly consists of two
basic parts, an outside stationary stator having coils supplied with alternating current to produce a
rotating magnetic field, and an inside rotor attached to the output shaft producing a second rotating
magnetic field. The rotor magnetic field may be produced by permanent magnets, reluctance
saliency, or DC or AC electrical windings.

A DC motor is any of a class of electrical machines that converts direct current electrical power into
mechanical power. The most common types rely on the forces produced by magnetic fields. Nearly
all types of DC motors have some internal mechanism, either electromechanical or electronic, to
periodically change the direction of current flow in part of the motor. Most types produce rotary
motion; a linear motor directly produces force and motion in a straight line.

An incandescent light bulb, incandescent

lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high
temperature that it glows with visible light (incandescence). The filament, heated by passing
an electric current through it, is protected from oxidation with a glass or quartz bulb that is filled with
inert gas or evacuated. In a halogen lamp, filament evaporation is prevented by a chemical process
that redeposits metal vapor onto the filament, extending its life. The light bulb is supplied with electric

current by feed-through terminals or wires embedded in the glass. Most bulbs are used in a socket
which provides mechanical support and electrical connections.

A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal

energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its
modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884.[1][2]

An air compressor is a device that converts

power (using an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc.) into potential energy stored in
pressurized air (i.e., compressed air). By one of several methods, an air compressor forces more
and more air into a storage tank, increasing the pressure. When tank pressure reaches its upper
limit the air compressor shuts off. The compressed air, then, is held in the tank until called into use.
The energy contained in the compressed air can be used for a variety of applications, utilizing the

kinetic energy of the air as it is released and the tank depressurizes. When tank pressure reaches its
lower limit, the air compressor turns on again and re-pressurizes the tank.

The diesel engine (correctly

known as a compression-ignition or CI engine) is an internal combustion engine in
which ignition of the fuel that has been injected into the combustion chamber is caused by the high
temperature which a gas achieves (i.e. the air) when greatly compressed (adiabatic compression).
Diesel engines work by compressing only the air. This increases the air temperature inside the
cylinder to such a high degree that it ignites atomised diesel fuel that is injected into the combustion
chamber. This contrasts with spark-ignition engines such as a petrol engine (gasoline engine) or gas
engine (using a gaseous fuel as opposed to petrol), which use a spark plug to ignite an air-fuel
mixture. In compression-ignition engines, glow plugs (combustion chamber pre-warmers) may be
used to aid starting in cold weather, or when the engine uses a lower compression-ratio, or both. The
original compression-ignition engine operates on the "constant pressure" cycle of gradual
combustion and produces no audible knock.

A gas engine is an internal combustion

engine which runs on a gas fuel, such as coal gas, producer gas, biogas, landfill gas or natural gas.
In the UK, the term is unambiguous. In the US, due to the widespread use of "gas" as an
abbreviation for gasoline, such an engine might also be called a gaseous-fueled engine or natural
gas engine or spark ignited.
Generally the term gas engine refers to a heavy-duty industrial engine capable of running
continuously at full load for periods approaching a high fraction of 8,760 hours per year, unlike a
gasoline automobile engine, which is lightweight, high-revving and typically runs for no more than
4,000 hours in its entire life. Typical power ranges from 10 kW (13 hp) to 4,000 kW (5,364 hp).[1]

A leaf blower (often referred to as

simply a blower) is a gardening tool that propels air out of a nozzle to move debris such
as leavesand grass cuttings. Leaf blowers are powered by electric or gasoline motors. Gasoline
models have traditionally been two-stroke engines, but four-stroke engines were recently introduced
to partially address air pollution concerns. Leaf blowers are typically self-contained handheld units,
or backpack mounted units with a handheld wand. The latter is more ergonomic for prolonged use.

Larger units may rest on wheels and even use a motor for propulsion. [1] These are sometimes called
"walk behind leaf blowers" because they must be pushed by hand to be operated. [2]

steam pump. : a pump driven by steam or

directly by a steam engine; specifically : a combined steam engine and pump with the piston
rod and pumpplunger directly coupled.

Experiment 2
developed boiler horsepower
One boiler horsepower is the amount of energy required to produce 34.5 pounds (15.65 kg) of
steam per hour at pressure and temperature 0 psig (0 bar) and 212oF (100oC) - with feed water
at pressure 0 psig and temperature 212oF.

rated boiler horsepower

The boiler horsepower equals 9809.5 watts. It was used for rating steam boilers and is
equivalent to 34.5 pounds (about 15.6 kg) of water evaporated per hour at 212 degrees
Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius). One horsepower for rating electric motors is equal to 746
watts.
steam generator
A steam generator is a form of low water-content boiler, similar to a flash steam boiler. The
usual construction is as a spiral coil of water-tube, arranged as a single, or monotube, coil.
Circulation is once-through and pumped under pressure, as a forced-circulation boiler.
factor of evaporation
Factors that affect evaporation include the concentration of the evaporatingsubstances in air,
temperature, air pressure, the rate of airflow and surface area. The heat of the sun facilitates
the evaporation process, which is important in the water cycle.
equivalent evaporation
Definition of equivalent evaporation. : the rate in pounds per hour at which water would be
vaporized in a given steam boiler if supplied and evaporated at the normal boiling point and
normal atmospheric pressure.