Dear A D Karve
I need 100 hp @ 1800 rpm how much biomass would a sterling burn up per hr?
Henri

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On Feb 20, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Anand Karve <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear all,
> professors from a local engineering college in our city (Pune, India) 
> expressed the view in the course of a discussion, that a Sterling engine was 
> the most efficient engine among all the engines currently available. One can 
> burn any available waste biomass to run it. In a steam engine, and even in 
> the steam turbine one loses a lot of energy in converting water into steam. 
> In the case of a system using biogas, methane represents only 10 to 25% of 
> the energy originally contained in the feedstock. In an internal combustion 
> engine, which uses natural gas, LPG, kerosene, diesel or petrol, the energy 
> spent in refining and transporting the fuels is never taken into 
> consideration while calculating the efficiency.     
> Yours
> A.D.Karve
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 11:32 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have several engines to chose from here for my next wood gas project.
> Going to go ahead with it and just hope the stink has settled form my 
> insurance company ripping hair out of their heads. ( hope they are not on 
> here.. bugger )
> Besides this is not a heating device so should not count.
> What out of the junk yard specials would be considered ideal for wood gas 
> give I Only need this time to come up with 20 hp at 1,800 rpm?
> I have everything in the shop for a Mike clone.
> Spending a few bucks for the right engine is going to be real cheep just now.
> I am not keen on stuck valves through pistons. ( it that ever happens...  
> never mind )
> 
> Regards all,
> Charles
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