I have heard of this technique but am ignorant of how this is done. A photo or diagram would help.
2006-09-02 14:27:07 · 5 answers · asked by Mr. Ed 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Mythbusters tried to make a flash boiler cannon, so check that out. It didn't work all that well but it is an interesting idea.
2006-09-02 14:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by whoevermeam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 'flash boiler' is a boiler chamber that is heated to high temperatures so that, when a small amount of water is introduced, it 'flashes' almost instantly to steam. There are a couple of articles about them on the web.
The only application that I, personally, have ever seen was to generate some fairly impressive shock waves to simulate large explosive blasts.
Doug
2006-09-02 14:44:16 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at
http://www.4physics.com/phy_demo/pop-pop_boats/steam_engine/flash-boiler-g.html
2006-09-02 14:35:29 · answer #3 · answered by Stan B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My old lady waiting up for me at 3 a.m with a bat!
2006-09-02 20:41:12 · answer #4 · answered by kenneth c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god nows
if u know tell me
2006-09-02 14:30:58 · answer #5 · answered by happy.moron 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋