Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:17:17 -0700

In Alaska we had a 2 cylinder 4Kw Lister. The absolute nosiest generator in creation.
 
But it did run for 20 years 12h/day 6m/year without a problem.
 
In our case we took a 55 gallon drum. placed a divider in it, and filled it with gavel, and buried it in the ground.  
The divider had holes cut into it at the bottom.
The exhaust went in one Bung - Down to bottom - back up the other side - and then into the stack.
It worked great as a muffler.
 
We built a small building to house it and used 1' layer sod/tundra to insulate the building walls.

Mindy

 
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk McLoren
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:17 AM
To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

Dont forget to mount the motor on vibration damper. Also consider cooling flow and combustion air. Sound studios use labyrinths/baffles on air conditioning
Kirk

Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have mine in a shed - boat shops have sound-deadening material.

Zeke is the guy to ask about plans and how it should fit together...

Thomas Kelly wrote:

>Mike,
> I have a concern about noise from a generator. I live in a rural area
>.... closest neighbor is about .3 mi away. I live here because I like peace
>and quiet. I sometimes sit in the garden and listen to the caterpillars
>eating leaves on my trees.
> The friend who's offering the VW engine has a 12 or 15KW Changfa ...
>it's loud!!!
> My thinking is to build a small "generator house" into a slope on my
>property .... line the inside with foam or something to deaden the sound
>..... muffler on the exhaust. The idea is to keep the heat on and the well
>pump going when there's an interuption in power. I'd like the energy for
>processing BD to come from a generator run on BD.
> I think solar will be part of my energy future (not including the plant
>"middle man" I already rely on). With improvements in batteries and
>inverters, it would seem possible to add PV arrays to supplement the diesel
>generator, and eventually take over.
> I know little about generators, PV arrays, batteries or inverters, but
>at this time last year I hadn't made anything bigger than 1L batches of BD,
>had never driven a diesel car, and knew nothing about nozzles, electrodes,
>or even what the "little door" on my furnace were for. A lot can happen in a
>year.
> Tom
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:25 PM
>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator
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>>I have a 4.7 HP Changfa I've been happy with - it runs a 100 amp GM
>>alternator - I get about 1200 watts out of it. I think it would easily
>>run a 200 amp,
>>or just buy a genset from Grainger if you want AC current. I expect it
>>would handle 3000 - 4000 watts. It doesn't use much fuel but it is
>>noisy - needs to be in a shed unless you are rural.
>>
>>-Mike
>>
>>ason& Katie wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>maybe rig up 2 or 3 generators to it? use a heavy motorcycle chain
>>>maybe?
>>>Jason
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Thomas Kelly
>>> *To:* biofuel
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:34 PM
>>> *Subject:* [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I'm interested in getting a diesel generator. A friend has
>>> offered me a VW Rabbit diesel engine (48HP) and says it would be
>>> great to power a generator. It seems a bit overkill. I was looking
>>> at 4 - 6 HP.
>>> Guidance here would be appreciated.
>>> Tom
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