two questions about steam

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In a message dated 3/2/2006 10:40:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

As the  coal is forced through the round chute by the auger, it is crushed 
into  smaller pieces much ;like meat going through a  meatgrinder. 


If I'm not mistaken, somewhere near the entrance at the bottom of the  stoker 
there are tines that stick out helping to crush the coal into smaller  pieces.
Jimmy Lisle
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