4 Nov
2009
4 Nov
'09
12:56 p.m.
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Michael Holstein <michael.holstein@csuohio.edu> wrote:
Well, they say it's a Cat unit, so probably one like this : http://www.cat.com/cda/components/securedFile/displaySecuredFileServletJSP?x=7&fileId=1081064
How long can they go on those 3000 gallons under their current load?
That engine is rated to consume 70.9g/hr at 50% .. so using a conservative estimate, I'd say about 42 hours.
Wouldn't the conservative estimate be 21 hours? (3000 gallons, 142 gal/hr at 100% load); you'd get more hours out by guessing at what fraction of full load the generator is running, but anything longer than 21 hours is fudge-factor guesstimate based, and not to be counted on.
Cheers,
Michael Holstein Cleveland State University
Matt