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Old 07-28-2010, 12:58 PM   #199 (permalink)
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The big safety problem with using a steam pressure boiler in a vehicle is the risk of a rupture. Once ruptured the pressure will drop quickly and any water remaining in a boiler will flash to steam. This can quite easily equal a small bomb going off.
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