alt.energy.homepower

In article ,
nicksanspam@ wrote:

> philkryder < @ > wrote:
>
> >The question then becomes "is the fuel oil tank large enough to both
> >heat and power a genset?"
>
> Which brings to mind the question
>
> "Can we use the 'waste heat' from the genset?"
>
> This might be 80 % of the fuel's heating value.
>
> Nick
>

More like 60%..... Rule of Thumb for beginners is:
33% of the BTU's Energy goes out the Wires
33% of the BTU's Energy goes out the Radiator/Cooling System
33% of the BTU's Energy goes Up the Stack

75 - 85% of the Cooling System BTU's are recoverable
45 - 55% of the Stack BTU's are recoverable

You paid for 100% of those BTU's, so anything recovered from
the Stack or Cooling System, is Money in your pocket.......

Bruce in alaska
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