William McNaught (Glasgow)
William McNaught (1813–1881)
Family
William McNaught was born on 27 May 1813 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, son of John McNaught, the inventor of the McNaught indicator.
Engine building
McNaught patented his compound steam engine in 1845 (Patent no. 11001).[1] He relocated to Manchester in 1849.
The Robertson Street workshop was operated by William McNaught & Son as "Makers of Steam-Engine Indicators, Steam Gauges, etc" at 12 Hampden Terrace, Glasgow, at least until 1895.[3]
MacNaught died in
McNaught'ed beam engines
A beam engine might run at 5 psi (34 kPa), using one low-pressure cylinder steamed by an 1840
Many engine makers McNaught'ed existing beam engines, including William McNaught of Rochdale, as the thermodynamic (and fuel efficiency) benefits of high-pressure steam were beginning to be understood.[5]
Bolton Steam Museum displays a McNaught'ed beam engine. The Cellars Clough mill engine was McNaught'ed by Woodhouse and Mitchell of Brighouse in 1909.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Hills 2004
- ^ a b Hills 1993, p. 157
- ^ 1895 Glasgow Post Office Directory
- ^ Hills 1993, p. 126
- ^ Hills 1993, pp. 162, 172
Bibliography
- ISBN 9780521458344
- Hills, Richard L. (September 2004), "McNaught, William (1813–1881)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 15 June 2010
- Pickles, Newton (19 June 1979), "Lancashire Textile Project", One Guy from Barlick, interviewed by Graham, Stanley, Tape 79/AG/13, archived from the original on 23 July 2011, retrieved 15 June 2010