On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Berke Durak <berke.du...@gmail.com> wrote:
> David Roberson proposed a theory where a water clog forms > because of condensation. > > Because of this clog, pressure and temperature rises until > the clog is cleared.... > I'm pretty sure your depicted scenario is not what Roberson was proposing, and it doesn't make sense. The heat exchanger is *supposed* to condense the output, and return cooled water (at ambient temperature) back to the input reservoir. The heat is removed from the steam/water output and dispersed to the sky behind some barriers, maybe so no one can see how little heat there actually is. So, the output of the exchanger is surely always liquid. That's not a clog if the temperature is reduced, so steam is not possible. The water flows more slowly, but it's more dense, so the mass flow rates balance. If you are suggesting that when the clog clears, steam flows into the reservoir, then there is far more heat entering the reservoir than if it were water.
