Reply To: Nuplex.

[Aeronaut]

Thanx for helping me narrow the gap, Jimmy.

I just reread page 1, so now I see why Rematog insists it won’t run his turbines. The only way I can see that temperature range carrying off 17M BTU/hr is one heckuva high velocity gas flow.

So let’s turn this thing around, since utes are likely early adopters in relatively small numbers. In small numbers, these “producing prototypes” could dump the excess heat without a public backlash, since they will be perceived as big boys’ toys.

What would happen if we used the 5MW to electrically heat the boilers, perhaps using induction heating? I’d like to see at least 50MW usable output rating, but even 10MW is 2:1 leverage, while eliminating all of the fuel hassles.

Now your ROI is how long it takes you to burn ~2M$ of coal. The deal can be sweetened by eliminating all of the labor, space, machinery, and emissions, both direct and indirect, of burning coal. Rising oil and gas prices will have similarly rapid breakevens.