Hi, Although this would work, when I looked into similar stuff for power tools, etc., I came to the conclusion that it is better to have one gen-set and have everything else electric, than to have a bunch of diesel engines about. The maintenance is easier, the management of the systems is easier, the noise is better contained, and one has greater flexibility. Personally, I would go with a biodiesel or veg-oil fired gen-set for electric with co-gen heat for space heating. If refrigeration or air-conditioning is needed, go electric for that part.
Also, used Isocontainers are relatively easy to purchase if work or storage space is needed. They can be delivered and you don't need to worry about the wheeled undercarriage of a normal semi-trailer. They are available in a variety of sizes and as reefers if insulation is needed. Used rail cars would be difficult to move about. I believe the used isocontainers are also cheaper than the equivalent sized semi-trailers. Derek Hargis -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Legal Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > G'day John; > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Guttridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 6:41 PM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Tripple Purpose Genset > > > > G'day Luc, > > > > where do you find one of these units and what do they cost? > > At times they can be had where ever they sell and/or restore and/or service > refrigerated trailors. You want the diesel powered one. Cost will vary on > the used market. New would be in a couple to a few thousand I suspect. They > are electronically controlled with a type of "think pad" with all the > necessary gauges to let you know if something is amiss. > I haven't tried out this idea yet although it seems from everything that I > have been abel to gather that there is no good reason why it wouldn't work > as expected. It is for all intents and purposes a diesel engine like any > diesel engine, with battery, fuel pump and filters, electric start and > thermometer swith controled. You set the temp you want on the control panel > and then when the temp gets there the thermometer tells the unit to stop > producing heat/cold. The position of the thermometer's "reader" is > important. In a trailer it is behind the back wall where the returning air > will hit it and record the inside air temp which it will then aloow the unit > to continue cooling/heating or tell it to "standby" until the temp drops/ > goes up enough to have it automatically switch on again.They can be set to > "continuous" run or "recycle". The later will turn the thing on and off as > the need is. The former will run the motor continuously although it will > still only heat/cool when the thermometer tells it to. On continuous run it > could also be charging a battery bank while waiting for the thermometer to > kick in.The power produced would not be for use by the unit itself as it is > stand-alone and self sufficient; the power would be for other stuff, like > lights or a processor or .... other stuff. > Like I said though, it is still only a work in the ideas stage at this time. > Oh yeah, on full run all day it will consume about 25 liters fuel. A reafer > needs to be fueled every second day when on the road, so does that make it > viable ? I've not done any calculations yet. > Luc > > > John _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
