How many gallons of boiling water to heat 5000 gal 10 degrees?

[JoyfulNoise]

The solar plants with mirrors have a bad habit of turning birds into dust.

Report: Ivanpah solar project kills 3,500 birds

So you jump off Matt's diving rock and never hit the water. Just some ashes.

Electrical power AND rotisserie chicken all with no carbon footprint ... I'm not really seeing the problem here


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[needsajet]

Musta been some happy critters around there.

So, new question... how much molten salt to heat a pool up 10 degrees? Can't find a dang thing in Engineering Toolbox.
Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion! - YouTube

 

[JamesW]

So, new question... how much molten salt to heat a pool up 10 degrees?

5,000 gallons of water would require 417,000 BTU to heat up 10 degrees F.

Adding 844.5 lbs of molten sodium chloride at 1474 °F would add 174,980 BTU from the salt changing from liquid to solid and 242,109 BTU from the salt going from 1474 °F to 85 °F for a total of 417,089 BTU.

In the video, 50 grams of molten salt are added to the aquarium water.

50 grams of molten salt would vaporize at least 21 grams of water, which would turn into about 35 liters of steam (hence the explosion). More steam would be created if the molten salt is hotter than its melting point, which it probably is.

 

[needsajet]

Well there ya go! Thanks. So, boiling water is the clear winner.

 

[JamesW]

The boiling water would take 393.7 gallons, which is 3,283 lbs. That’s 3.9 times as much weight as the 844.5 lbs. of molten salt. However, it would only take 384 lbs of steam, so that’s the best deal.

 

[needsajet]

Upon review, I'm switching my vote to a serious steam cleaner.