A Proposed New Design of E-cat Boiler (Paul Dodgshun)

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    [feedquote='E-Cat World','http://www.e-catworld.com/2016/07/20/a-proposed-new-design-of-e-cat-boiler-paul-dodgshun/']The following post has been submitted by Paul Dodgshun A Proposed New Design of E-cat Boiler (using the Operating Principle of a Once-through Boiler and with Steam Conditions suitable for driving a Steam Turbine) Inspired by the realisation that the finned heat exchanger in the 1MW E-cat is a once-through boiler and having worked at […][/feedquote]

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    Biggest problem I can see is maintainance and inspection. The whole 'hot tube' part of the boiler - and the reactor assembly - is either stuck in a chunk of solid lead (when cold) or immersed in molten lead when hot. The effect of a tube failure allowing steam to blow into a bath of molten lead is likely to be explosive- especially if the failure point is near the cooler 'wet end' of the tubes.Still, nice imaginative idea.

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