We don't have any hard numbers yet, this machine is for proof of concept only. I can tell you the effeciency is very poor due to the high exhaust gas temperature.
A massive amount of heat is dumped at the combustor wall and a bunch more of it is lost past the second turbine. And you still need something to start the whole process off. WG in an ICE would be a higher eff. This is a Nice setup tho, I built something similar a few years ago.
No. Any heat that is lost to the enviroment is power you could be generating instead.
turbomoore 2 years ago
i n terms of wood burned per HP is this more efficient than wood gas in a gas engine?how doe it stack up in lbs of wood per HP per hour?
tomterahedrob 3 years ago
We don't have any hard numbers yet, this machine is for proof of concept only. I can tell you the effeciency is very poor due to the high exhaust gas temperature.
Mark
nyethermo 3 years ago
A massive amount of heat is dumped at the combustor wall and a bunch more of it is lost past the second turbine. And you still need something to start the whole process off. WG in an ICE would be a higher eff. This is a Nice setup tho, I built something similar a few years ago.
turbomoore 2 years ago
combustor wall?Is it necessary to do so here and wouldnt that make it ineffcient?Thanks.
tomterahedrob 2 years ago