My question is about energy....?

Question

There are many forms of energy being discussed around the world right now. I’ve recently stumbled onto a topic in Australia. They apparently have found a way to make what they have coined a “steam cell’ which should not be confused with a stem cell. According to company called Enginion AG, they have found a way to make steam in about 30 seconds. Does anybody know exactly about the process which they use to achieve this?

Answer 1

"Ultra vaporized steam" replaces the exploding air/fuel mixture as the work medium in the Ezee engine. Water is fed from a small onboard tank through a heat exchanger, where it picks up waste heat on its way into the steam generator. The steam generator is heated by the exhaust gas from two CPSC heat cells, it turns the water into steam with a temperature of 500°º C and pressure up to 500 bar.

Tightly packed austenitic steel tubes make up the steam generator unit. A total tube length of 200 ft. per cylinder is used, which translates into a heat transfer surface area of 10 ft2. Because the water content of the steam is just 25%, the total mass of the steam is relatively low. This permits the use of thin-wall tubing, which also helps keep engine weight down.

An electronically controlled injection system introduces a precise amount of steam into each of the tubes of the superheater; a dome of nickel-alloy tubes is heated directly by one of the two CPSC cells. This transfers heat to the incoming steam. As the piston travels down, the superheater unit introduces more heat into the cylinder to keep the steam from cooling during the expansion cycle, thus increasing the engine's thermal efficiency.

The injectors are similar to those used in common-rail diesel engines, and are controlled by an electronic module using off-the-shelf components. Says Hoetger, "The Ezee has electronic processing needs similar to a modern internal combustion engine, and injection volume is critical because the engine can generate extremely high torque very quickly." The adaptive electronic control unit's main task is matching injection volume to demand to prevent the delivery of too much power.

Answer 2

I haven't heard of this steam cell. but in order to get steam, you have to heat water. So I would assume they have some way of super heating water on a large scale.

Answer 3

If I knew exactly, and told it, I expect I would be sued for breach of confidentiality, patent violation, etc. Sounds like they found a way to put a lot of energy into a small amount of water, fast.