GAS-L: nice #'s, pete

["skip goebel" <146942@email.msn.com>]

Peter, I understand the hunt for truth through math.  But, you like me, know
that sometimes 'ya just gotta build one'.   If you go to my website and look
at the back pages, you will see the 10hp Hurst boilers on trailers powering
piston steam engines driving generators.  I get 25kw continous with 40kw
surge.  It eats up to 500lbs an hour of non mulched wood, therefore little
material handling.
exhaust steam raises feedwater to 220 and a simple economizer in the stack
gets it to 300.
Yes, a lot of waste goes up the stack but big deal.  It is not cost
effective to chase it at that size.  If it was larger, I only would wish to
preheat air.  No need for blowers.  Plenty of heat to push it up the stack
still, but I always use a steam stack blower for hot roddin'.
I am of the attitude that you should build something that works, then start
tweaking it.  If there is a solid promise of a better model, then it can be
built.......with your own money.   That is the capitalist way!
No grants, No govt., No ???
skippy
www.sensiblesteam.com




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