부산대학교 도서관

A hydrogen/oxygen steam generator can be considered the essential element of a future electric power station, regardless of whether it is nuclear- or fossil-fuel powered. Hydrogen and oxygen are combusted in a burner similar to a rocket motor and the temperature of the hot gases is subsequently decreased to allow their use in a steam turbine. The thermodynamic values of the gases - temperature and characteristic velocity - are given in relation to various parameters and are represented by approximation equations in which corrections for stoichiometric deviations and the initial enthalpy are considered. The relations are applied to an experimental steam generator's flow efficiency showing the limits of a simple performance analysis. The influence of insufficient water evaporation and mixing can be predicted with these efficiency relations, and the accuracy of the prediction of the experimental steam generator efficiency can be estimated.