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An easy way to describe a steam reciprocating engine [as opposed to a steam turbine] is that it is basically the same sequence of events that takes place
within a petrol or diesel engine, except that it is the power contained
within the steam that pushes the piston along the cylinder[s], and not
the expansion of an ignited fuel. The more pressure in the boiler, the more
power in the steam.
raymo
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