Also known as: hp.s.
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Steam that is delivered from the boilers to drive the turbo generators and turbo blowers. High-pressure steam is produced at 800 psi and 825°F.
ArchitecturalA high pressure steam locomotive is a steam locomotive with a boiler that operates at pressures well above what would be considered normal. In the later years of steam, boiler pressures were typically 200 to 250 psi (1.38 to 1.72 MPa). High-pressure locomotives can be considered to start at 350 psi (2.41 MPa), when special construction techniques become necessary, but some had boilers that operated at over 1,500 psi (10.34 MPa).
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