wb8foz@nrk.com said:
Gas Turbine. Not very fuel-efficient, but much less routine maint than Diesels. Also smaller.
variations: Propane fuel, Natural Gas
For those of you who have never had the pleasure of working with turbines, they are not something you would want to be near humans who still want their hearing. At about .5MW load, they have a marked similarity to a jet plane taking off (no surprise.) Fine for out of the way places or low class commercial areas, but probably not something that would want to be on a slab in downtown San Jose or Palo Alto. Diesel is much quieter and easier to muffle. But if you need a lot of power, natural gas turbines get really big, and the odds of a turbine starting are better. I like turbines, but almost never find a place to put them. (then again, I still like MG sets.) jerry
Jerry Scharf sez:
For those of you who have never had the pleasure of working with turbines, they are not something you would want to be near humans who still want their hearing. At about .5MW load, they have a marked similarity to a jet plane taking off (no surprise.)
At least one Bell started using Solar Corp. turbines in CO's. No idea if they still do. But they put them in places you'd think they could not -- such as the top floor of downtown hi-rise, via a hole chopped in the roof and *very* careful winching.... -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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