Steam vs. carbon buildup

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1 total messages Started by Mike Moroney Mon, 09 Dec 1985 02:16

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Author: Mike Moroney
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1985 02:16

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>B.T.W. I can't really figure out why the steam would dislodge the carbon
>buildup: chemically the carbon is very inert.  What is the mechanism?
>Mechanical shock?
 
No, hot carbon will react with water, C + H2O -> CO + H2 (carbon monoxide
and hydrogen).  This process used to be used commercially by adding water
to hot coal to produce "water gas" (impure carbon monoxide and hydrogen) which
was used as fuel for the gaslight street lights of the past.  

-Mike Moroney
..decwrl!rhea!jon!moroney

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