Design and Development of a Hydrofrac Steam Generator System

Abstract

A controllable steam generator utilizing hydrogen, oxygen and water has been developed. Steam possessing a wide range of thermodynamic conditions can be produced with this generator. Ultimate production is 30 moles of steam per second at pressures of 10 MPa and temperatures of roughly 700 C. Preliminary testing was conducted in a high-pressure test chamber. These tests demonstrate the ability of the generator to produce copious quantities of steam in a controlled fashion. On the basis of this work it appears that it is possible to configure the generator as a drill hole probe. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA088913

Entities

People

  • Larry D. Ellefson
  • Peter L. Lagus
  • Phil Turner

Organizations

  • Utility Systems Science and Software (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Back Pressure
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Energy
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressure Regulators
  • Recording Systems
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering