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Record-setting British Steam Car in action (video)

 
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:02 am    Post subject: Record-setting British Steam Car in action (video) Reply with quote
How does it work? 12 LPG-fueled boilers heat 10.5 gallons of water to 750-degrees F. Then, nearly two miles of plumbing inside the car takes that pressurized steam to a two-stage turbine spinning at a stratospheric 13,000 RPM. No wonder it makes such a racket!

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