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A complete overview of the need for steam storage to meet peak load demands in specific industries, including the design, construction and operation of a steam accumulator, with calculations - Spirax Sarco
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The tank is about half-filled with cold water and steam is blown in from a
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Steam can be drawn off as required, either for driving a
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and one planned for the "solar steam train" project in
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299:"Solar Steam Train - Home"
340:1931, volume 2, page 543
338:Everyman's Encyclopaedia
150:Pressure and temperature
85:Battersea Power Station
79:. This plant once used
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54:Sacramento, California
42:PS10 solar power plant
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253:atmospheric pressure
139:chemical engineering
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309:on August 30, 2008.
303:solarsteamtrain.com
265:Fireless locomotive
352:Steam Accumulators
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271:References
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211:328 (164)
208:100 (6.9)
205:85 (5.9)
200:281 (138)
197:50 (3.4)
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189:212 (100)
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118:condenses
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259:See also
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369:Boilers
332:Sources
96:History
69:Pimlico
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164:(bar)
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