111#MICROTURBINES

ABSTRACT

Having a PC and related electronic equipment in majority of homes today is accepted without question. In the same vein, having a personal turbine in the home could also be taken for granted for the next generation to assure a constant and reliable source of electrical power.

Microturbines are small combustion turbines approximately the size of a refrigerator with outputs of 3 Kw to 350Kw.They operates on the same principle as a jet engine but can use a variety of commercially available fuels, such as natural gas, diesel, and propane. Most microturbines are comprised of a compressor, combustion chamber, turbine, alternator, recuperator (a device that captures waste heat to improve the efficiency of the compressor stage), and generator.

Microturbines offer a number of potential advantages compared to other technologies for small-scale power generation. These advantages include a small number of moving parts, compact size, light-weight, greater efficiency, lower emissions, lower electricity costs, and opportunities to utilize waste fuels. They have the potential to be located on sites with space limitations for the production of power. Waste heat recovery can be used with these systems to achieve efficiencies greater than 80%.In addition, microturbines offer an efficient and clean solution to direct mechanical drive markets such as compression and air-conditioning.

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