Thanks for the information. This is clearly not any area where I have any experience. I did not mean to imply that I did not trust this forum, only that I found at least one valve that was "close" on a couple of parameters.
The valve I'm looking for is not for fluid control. The water will...
The Clean Air Power valve is close in speed (5ms open time) and a little further in temperature (300F). It seems with a slightly more robust solenoid and better insulation, it's within reach.
I am looking for a high-speed, normally closed 2-way or 3-way valve to control hot water injections. It would be ideal if I could control that valve with a 0-5V or 0-12V PWM signal. The water will be introducted to the valve at about 600F and 1500psi. The valve will cycle from 1Hz-80Hz and...
Well, the primary goal is to produce electricity from the stored energy. Are eutectic salts were good in that area? I was looking at this more from the point of densities in a fixed area and weight. I did some calculations that told me water at 600F-650F held 10 to 20 times as much energy per...
Thanks for the information and explanation.
I understand Carnot cycle efficiencies are limited to about 30%. However, that only takes into account the temperature differential. We also have a large pressure differential. I'm not sure how to calculate the work energy that will impart if we...
Aerogel blankets are becoming affordable. We don't need to store the water (without reheating) for more than 48 hours. In this case, the sun is plentiful.
My brother and I are looking at ways of storing solar energy in high temperature/pressure water. He's currently using solar PV arrays, but the energy densities of water in the 600F range look very attractive compared to batteries. What I am not able to decipher from the online steam tables (my...
