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I think some of this is that a lot of people don't know (and I think I didn't know until I first saw this set of photos years ago) that steam engine boilers wer
by jefftk 4y ago
I think some of this is that a lot of people don't know (and I think I didn't know until I first saw this set of photos years ago) that steam engine boilers were full of tubes.
- bombcar 4y agoSteam boilers were early internets - completely a series of tubes. But you’re right - many people think a steam engine is a hot water tank in its side.
- vmilner 4y agoThat was one of the innovations of Stephenson’s “Rocket” locomotive that won the famous Rainhill speed trials easily.(Increased surface area of pipes with hot gases in helps boil the water more efficiently.)