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Re: 2 ft Sipp engine ? hp next to Eugene Bourdon Beam
« on: February 04, 2023, 10:44:26 am »
Wow .... that's a lovely pair you have there!   ;c)

It is of course the available steam pressure/volume pairing that dictates the horsepower achieved in a rather direct proportion. So then, it is only to be determined what pressure and RPM regime the engine was designed to operate in, as to the power level it is supposed to be able to attain and provide.
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