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Webbd050
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I believe artillery guns and barrels that are highly pressurised often use shrink fitting (heating up a tube causing it to expand allowing it to be fitted over a smaller tube which it will apply an inward pressure on when it cools) to oppose the pressure from inside the barrel. Could this construction not be used for engine cylinders allowing less material to be used while maintaining structural integrity? Or has it already been done? Thanks