BCOL coolant closed-loop by prototrode
You can think of this as a power plant now. A countercurrent heat exchanger heats up BCOL which is used both as the coolant and the fuel. A second heat exchanger creates steam.
Comments
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Reshiram 28th Sep 2024
I tried running it with ambient heat on, and it still worked remarkably well! The exhaust stabilized around 56-57 degrees C. Everything else continued working nornmally too. +1 -
JermolajewRublenko 28th Sep 2024
something actually neat and cool to look at! +1 -
skomlyk 28th Sep 2024
looking interesting +1 -
Nuclear1449 28th Sep 2024
I see. Thanks for your answer. -
Inventor70 27th Sep 2024
cool . -
prototrode 26th Sep 2024
@Nuclear1449 the heated BCOL is split into two channels; one for the furnace and one for the boiler. This design actually runs hotter because the BCOL fuel is preheated by its own heat (remember that fire is 422C). Efficiency is measured by the heat of the exhaust; maximum efficiency is when it approaches room temp, which means nearly all of the generated heat is utilized. I have an unpublished design where that is indeed the case. -
Nuclear1449 26th Sep 2024Great deign. But I think use heated coal to boil water will cause the furnace a little too cold and decrease the heat efficiency. Using another coolant loop to boil water and injecting heated coal directly into the furnace will be better.