Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
This is in line with what I have heard from other experts.
That's right. But now ask those experts what will happen if the feed
water spills into the outlet tube. They have never seen such a thing.
On the contrary this is a common occurrence. It happens when boilers are
starting up. I have seen it happen at Hydrodynamics Inc. There is a
dramatic and easily observed transition when the flow changes from water
to steam. It is easy to determine this is happening, and experts say
there is no chance it is happening in this case. Perhaps you are right
and they are wrong, but I wouldn't be so confident of that if I were you.
You should not assume you know more about this subject than experts who
have devoted their careers to it. Boilers are one of the most widespread
technologies on earth. People have been studying them for 200 years.
They know a great deal about boiler performance and steam. I know little
about them, but the experts that NyTeknik and I have contacted express
no doubt that Rossi's rough estimate of enthalpy is correct. They
disagree with the self-appointed experts here.
- Jed
