Monotube Flash Boiler Design

[Toymaker]

Is the idea that you want pressure, flow or air velocity maximized?

You could probably have some real real fun designing a nozzle to give you what you want while cooling the steam.

The purpose of the blower is to move a large volume of air at 25+ psi; this air will be used to supply both an ejector and a coanda effect mechanism which will entrain even more air, thereby increasing air mass flow.

 

[The Ignoble Troll]

The purpose of the blower is to move a large volume of air at 25+ psi; this air will be used to supply both an ejector and a coanda effect mechanism which will entrain even more air, thereby increasing air mass flow.

So basically a giant steam powered Dyson style fan?

 

[Toymaker]

So basically a giant steam powered Dyson style fan?

Yep!

 

[The Ignoble Troll]

That's fantastic. You're going to have a huge number of ways to dump that heat and use it to get more airflow.

 

[Toymaker]

That's fantastic. You're going to have a huge number of ways to dump that heat and use it to get more airflow.

 

[The Ignoble Troll]

Psssst. Any updates?

 

[Toymaker]

Psssst. Any updates?

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I've allowed myself to become totally distracted by my next project, (or phase II of this current project) and before I've completed the final testing on my Tesla turbine. I do want to run at least one more steam test on the Tesla,...probably crank up the boiler to max output, and see if that will build any pressure. I just haven't been able to pull myself away from what I've dubbed the "T-1000".

I've learned a lot over the last few years while building my current copper tube boiler, but the latest tests have shown me that this current assembly will never be capable of producing the power I want; a "start-over" completely new design is needed.

The T-1000 expander will be a 10-stage axial flow steam turbine with max operating pressure of 1000 psi at 1000 F at 10 LPM.
The turbine will be fabricated from 304 stainless and Titanium. I will copy the SES boiler design as much as possible, including it's extensive use of finned stainless steel boiler tubes.

For now, here' a first-look at the Turbine drawing: I will start a new thread for this project in the coming weeks.

 

[The Ignoble Troll]

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I've allowed myself to become totally distracted by my next project, (or phase II of this current project) and before I've completed the final testing on my Tesla turbine. I do want to run at least one more steam test on the Tesla,...probably crank up the boiler to max output, and see if that will build any pressure. I just haven't been able to pull myself away from what I've dubbed the "T-1000".

I've learned a lot over the last few years while building my current copper tube boiler, but the latest tests have shown me that this current assembly will never be capable of producing the power I want; a "start-over" completely new design is needed.

The T-1000 expander will be a 10-stage axial flow steam turbine with max operating pressure of 1000 psi at 1000 F at 10 LPM.
The turbine will be fabricated from 304 stainless and Titanium. I will copy the SES boiler design as much as possible, including it's extensive use of finned stainless steel boiler tubes.

For now, here' a first-look at the Turbine drawing: I will start a new thread for this project in the coming weeks.
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That's one heck of an update!