Another technology for the ChiComs to steal.....
/johnny
Very cool — thx for posting it
I’m sure the gas goes through a mesh to remove water and other liquids.
These engines run virtually maintenance free on gas, plus they are surplus.
Water is what is keeping fracking out of the mountain west, and these pumps may be part of a future solution.
I love stories about entrepreneurs, booming markets, all the business opportunities created, novel combinations and uses of technology, people getting wealthy, and new companies starting up to meet unmet needs.
Now what I want to know is why didn’t the government do this? I thought they knew everything and all that is good springs from their insights and “investments.”
My question is “how many hours between overhaul?”
I don’t know what the standard is on turbines, but piston aircraft engines overhaul every few thousand hours.
Turbine Specifc Fuel Consumption ( TSFC ) is way worse than Gas or Diesel Engines, but we also have to compare it to what "work" they are doing.
IMHO they may be way more reliable than Diesels.
Inlet noise filters might be nice, that wine gets old....
Thanks for the article and thanks to those in the know who responded. I’m getting educated despite myself. :-)