I have a 12kw steam generaqtor and I want to know if there’s a way to hook up turbines to create that much power.
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I have a 12kw steam generaqtor and I want to know if there’s a way to hook up turbines to create that much power.
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yeah yo probably could. i don’t know how, i’m still in my first year of engineering
It is possible to operate your own steam turbine to make electricity. The bad news is most turbines and support equipment you can buy are too inefficient to make it worth your while unless you are burning a lot of wood – then your availability will suffer as your steam generator gets trashed from the wood coke… I can see micro-turbines that run off of natural gas (a combustion turbine, rather than a steam turbine) in the future, perhaps even running off of hydrogen if we figure that one out. An old steam ship turbine is probably the right size, however they usually put out 480VAC so you’ll need transformers…
Well, you could. But my feeling is it would not be economic.
While you could, the other question is whether you should.
If this is in a residential area, you won’t be allowed to as the steam pressure makes the unit “industrial”.
Also, when you have a small steam turbine turning over at very high speeds, if a blade comes loose it will probably land about 5 miles away (rare, but has happened). There is no way you would get insurance for this unless you were a utility company and all the parts were certified.
Add to this the need of the turbine to have “clean steam” which would necessitate the use of water purification and you have a big headache on getting the system running (and with the cost of fuel as it is, feeding the boiler would be expensive).