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I've been rolling these thoughts through my mind for some time now. I keep coming back to the steam engine. Why did Watts choose steam over ambient air if the expansion properties of air exceed those of water vapor (steam)? Furthermore, why have many manufacturers continued to use water vapor in external combustion engines for hundreds of years since? If air has a greater expansion rate, why hasn't anybody figured that out??
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Recovering Gasaholic
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