Clean Diesel Generators
The turbine engine is a multifuel engine. Currently some trucks and the US Abrams M1 tank use turbine engines. These are essentially jet engines with the turbine geared to the power train. The only major application is in airplanes, helicopters and marine. Marine, particularly naval applications use a gas turbine. Steam turbine engines essentially use…
The humble generator converts chemical energy to mechanical energy and ultimately to electrical energy. Generator Fuel Types We’ve discussed fuels in the past. There the two common liquid fuels: Diesel or compression ignition fuels and spark ignition fuels like gasoline and the alcohols. The gaseous fuels are generally limited to natural gas that is mostly…
Diesel fuel of all the possible choices for a generator is still preferred. Diesel contains the most bang per gallon of any of the other fuels. But diesel deteriorates over time. Thermal expansion causes the fuel to heat up during the day. As it cools at night water condenses. Water is home to algae, that…
All machinery requires some sort of interface for human-machine interaction. This is usually referred to as the Control Panel. Simple control panels have an on-off switch and a meter or other device to monitor the system and record run hours. Usually each outlet is protected by a circuit breaker and a button is provided to…
Diesel generators tend to be reliable by nature. Many diesels can go 300-400,000 miles or more before any major repairs. Peripherals like water pumps and starters will fail long before the engine itself needs any major attention. Diesels are very tough, particularly the larger units that run generators over 500 kilowatts (kW). Well maintained units…
