Idle thoughts re generators
"Neil Jones" wrote in message
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What you want is a steam turbine.
Heat the water with a gas jet.
Sort of miniature power station in my garden shed? What's involved and
is this really a practical consideration?
The thought was prompted by memories of a country show where there were
loads of old small stationary steam engines.
They did all sorts of things including generating electricity.
AFAICS it wouldn't be difficult to convert a coal fired steam engine to run
on gas.
Steam turbine was one step further (too far?).
A steam engine with a rotating flywheel could drive a generator no problem -
a lot of older rural houses had diesel gennies which AFAIR were in two
parts - engine and generator.
Not as whizzo efficient as a modern petrol generator, I presume, but a
quaint and interesting power source none the less :-)
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