[Gasification] Gasification Digest, Vol 30, Issue 4

[David Coote]

Thanks, Paul. Once these were certified by the relevant Australian 
regulatory bodies these would be interesting to try in some local 
applications.

One of my nephews is doing his apprenticehip in boiler-making. Some 
fascinating stuff about what's required to get a boiler up for 
commercial deployment here.


On 5/02/2013 7:00 AM, gasification-request at lists.bioenergylists.org wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:26:56 -0600
> From: Paul Anderson<psanders at ilstu.edu>
> To:gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Very small scale stationary steam
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> Hi
>
> You might want to check out
>
> http://www.tinytechindia.com/steampowerplan.htm
>
> Interesting, but not my main focus.   I would like to see this type of
> solution to function with TLUDs as the heat source.   Then count me in.
>
> Paul
>
> Paul S. Anderson, PhD  aka "Dr TLUD"
> Email:psanders at ilstu.edu    Skype: paultlud  Phone: +1-309-452-7072
> Website:www.drtlud.com
>
> On 2/3/2013 2:53 PM, David Coote wrote:
>    
>> >  A small-scale reciprocating steam system is likely to be running at a
>> >  few atmospheres; not the temperatures and pressures mentioned for
>> >  running a warship.
>> >
>> >  We're a lot better at understanding how things go boom than we were
>> >  100 years ago. And materials science has improved enormously.
>> >
>> >  Running a steam engine at low temperatures and pressures imposes some
>> >  thermodynamic limitations on efficiency and exhaust temperatures but
>> >  in some situations this may not be an issue.
>> >
>> >  What would be useful is an analysis around what's available
>> >  commercially now in this space and what might be available with a bit
>> >  of R&D.
>> >
>> >  But I think it's far to say that steam is definitely not sexy in the
>> >  renewable energy world:)  I've mentioned it a few times as a viable
>> >  option in some circumstances. Generally leads to a sort of blank
>> >  incomprehension
>> >
>> >  David
>>