Abstract
This paper presents a thermodynamic analysis of the Westfield Newcomen engine using archival data from two articles by Gerald Newbould. After a description of the configuration and operation of the Westfield engine, the subsequent analysis calculates the efficiencies of the major components which comprise a Newcomen engine: the boiler, the piston and cylinder, the pumps, and the engine-driven auxiliary machinery. The separate contributions of these component efficiencies to the performance of the Westfield engine are shown and the poor thermodynamic efficiency of the engine is quantified.
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