Re: Charging Home Owners for Exporting Power
Originally Posted by
Bruce
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You do not "switch off" a generator. To get the boiler restarted, it takes up to 8 hours of firing using diesel oil at a rate of consumption that would make your eyes water. You cannot run entirely on coal until the generator is producing about a third of its rated output below that the fire is too unstable.
The turbines are massive blocks of steel, you cannot just bung tonnes of superheated steam into them, they have to be warmed through very slowly to prevent distortion, rubbing and cracking. For example the shaft is relatively very light and expands much quicker than the casing, so it gets too long for the casing if heating is not managed, likewise the top of the casing tends to heat quicker and expand faster than the bottom - this takes hours.
That is a very simplified version for you Assman but I hope it helps.
Yes, l am aware of all that Brucy ?
But l said WORK TOWARDS a system ??
By that l meant to eventually replace the turbines with diesel
engines , as all large ships currently use ?
This would solve yuyour problem?
Another advantage of my idea would be that due to the lesser
demand for power at night time, less horse power would be required
to generate it, leading to even more carbon reduction ??
It is obvious that any new system can't be set up over night, but
a start has to be made, ?
My system would have the advantage of using much of the existing
infrastructure, and as has been mentioned on the forum you allready
have adequate solar capacity during the days ??
Why continue polluting your lovely enviroment just through what
appears to be a lack of imagination !!
Donkeyman! 👍🤗👍