On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/4/2011 7:26 PM, andy pugh wrote: > > On 5 February 2011 00:00, Dave<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Here is a pretty explicit link. > >> > http://www.dieselgeneratorset.us/wetstackingmeansinadieselgeneratorset.htm > >> > > "A automatic load bank is used in commercial generator systems where > > loads can vary and low output conditions can occur more frequently > > because of the different load applications. A load bank places a false > > load on the generator system to keep the diesel engine properly loaded > > to prevent a wet stacking condition." > > > > That's just _such_ a wrong solution to the problem! > > > > If the engine is over-fuelling, then turn down the fuelling, don't > > increase the load. > > > > > > I agree. Using a switchable load bank seems extreme. > > The engine is not exactly overfueling. What actually happens is that incomplete combustion occurs when there is not enough fuel.
i But I think this is written from the standpoint of the use of older > mechanically injected engines. > > I know a lot of big diesel powered boats that are setup for maximum > power (not maximum life) are setup with oversize mechanical injectors > so they can put out the desired HP at the desired RPM. I would > suspect that those engines would have serious wet stacking issue at low > speeds and low loads. > > Dave > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources > and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's > connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these > rules translate into the virtual world? > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
