SLOW SPEED ENGINE GENERATORS [RE-wrenches]

[Wes Kennedy, Jade Mountain]

<x-flowed>Howdy folks,

Any one with experience with the above?  Outfit in Tulsa OK is 
offering these for sale.  The basic pitch is ultra low rpm (550-750) 
translating to ability to run continuously (claimed 75000 hours!) 
between rebuilds.  They also claim to double the fuel efficiency  of 
a "high rpm, multi cylinder" unit.

This part is intriguing.  My understanding is that most combustion 
generators are about 20% efficient.  Fuel cells/fuel processor units 
are around 40% efficient.  Now if this puppy is also approaching 40% 
efficient, why wait for fuel cells?

Thoughts, comments, limericks?

thanks!
Wes


-- 
Wes Kennedy
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"Your philosophy is not what you believe, it's how you live!"
-j rubin

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