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stationary steam engine
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Stationary steam engine
Stationary steam engines
are fixed
steam engines
used for pumping or driving mills and factories, and for power generation. They are distinct from
locomotive engines
used on
railways
,
traction engines
for heavy steam haulage on roads,
steam cars
(and other motor vehicles),
agricultural engines
used for ploughing or threshing,
marine engines
, and the
steam turbines
used as the mechanism of power generation for most nuclear power plants.
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