Not mechanical major. But guess

Combustion of O2 and H2 is too voilent.  Hard to precisly contro the power required.  

 

Advantages and disadvantages with steam cylinder

1. Easy to control flow rate according to needs

2. Will not heat the cylinder too much.  Cooling is easier

3. The power is generated in a two-staged process (fuel to generate steam, then steam to generate thrust), both stages are not highly efficient, the total energy efficiency could be low.

 

Possible to use kerosene cylinder?

1. Kerosene combustion is a relatively slow process and easy to control the fuel delivery rate to generate the required thrust.

2. Air can be used to provide the oxygen for combusition (in normal or compressed form).  No need to store or generate pure oxygen

3. Cylinder cooling might be a little more difficult because of the large amount heat is generated by the combustion.  However, if erosion-proof is resolved, sea water is plenty and cools even better than fresh water.

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• 携带大量用于弹射的燃料极大限制了航母的使用范围（有效载荷），不可取 -YH- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/02/2012 postreply 18:13:16

• unless nuclear powered, steam has to be produced by conventional -Happyyl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/02/2012 postreply 18:23:20

• 可循环使用的跟这需要被消耗掉的是两码事 -YH- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/03/2012 postreply 09:30:14

• Recycled is only the fresh water. Not the heat to make the stea -Happyyl- ♂ (87 bytes) () 10/03/2012 postreply 18:26:37