Conveyor belt and steam turbine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Conveyor belt — works like — Bucket elevator. A conveyor with buckets that lifts goods vertically.
2. Step 2. Bucket elevator — is part of — Grain elevator. A bucket lift.
3. Step 3. Grain elevator — has part — Watt steam engine. Dart’s first elevator was steam-driven.
4. Step 4. Watt steam engine — evolved into — Steam turbine. The turbine replaced piston engines in large installations.

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