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Detail of the gas inlet to the turbine housing.

The large-diameter copper tubing delivers hot, high-pressure gas from the combustion flask, where the gas is used to spin the torpedo's turbine.

This photo was taken outdoors, looking in through a window.

 
Cutaway Mark 23 Torpedo Afterbody turbine inlet at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Time picture taken Sat Sep 23 12:31:50 2017
Location picture taken Gangplank to USS Cobia
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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