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Date:         Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:28:24 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: User friendly fuels (was you fixed it..)
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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At 05:11 PM 3/17/2004, Kim Brennan wrote:
>Almost all electric plants today are steam engines, the water is boiled
>by coal, natural gas or uranium.


Turbines, though, like ship propulsion plants.  Steam turbines in railroad
service haven't worked out too well (understatement) because of dirt and
vibration problems.  Picture of the most ambitious one here
<http://www.skyrocket.de/locomotive/img/co_m1_500b.jpg> and more info here
<http://www.steamlocomotive.com/turbine/>


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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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