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A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by the steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder.
Steam Engine
by Robert Crosby
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by the steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder.
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