[antonhowes]

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]

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