Re: It ain't fittin, not fittin, it just ain't fittin

[RC Macaulay]

Jones, Thanks for the link. The last diesel pump station project, we provided the control system and switchgear was Texas City, Texas back in 1982, two storm water pump stations, each station using six each Cat V-8 diesel powered archimedes screw type lift pumps. The stations are designed to lift water from behind the levee and spill it  into canals exiting into Galveston Bay. Parts of Texas City are below sealevel like New Orleans. New Orleans placed their pumps behind the levee at below sealevel making it easy to wire to the adjacent incoming electric power , Texas City places theirs on top of the levee along with the electrical and standby power. Most engineers learn by trial and error that water flows downhill.   These huge screws can move water, as discovered by a couple of fishermen in a small boat immediately downstream of the discharge. They couldn't miss the warning signs posted along the channel advising them to weigh anchor and leave when they heard the station siren go off. Some ole Texas boys just have to learn to swim the hard way. When we started all six units ,the level in the channel immediately rose 5 feet. Too bad they didn't have a surfboard to catch the wave.   We use some auxiliary power systems when it is a part of our systems package of controls and switchgear but we work that through Mustang Power ( Cat) or Stewart and Stevenson ( GM) of Houston.   So far, we haven't been able to run an engine or anything on water or a mix thereof except for a darn good still back in the woods I am not at liberty to discuss.   Richard ---- Original Message ----- From: Jones Beene To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 1:24 PM Subject: Re: It ain't fittin, not fittin, it just ain't fittin oops hit the wrong key     here is the SPAD picture site: http://easy.spad.free.fr/0010.htm     ----- Original Message ----- From: Jones Beene To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:20 AM Subject: Re: It ain't fittin, not fittin, it just ain't fittin   Here are the better pictures.   It is a 200 kw turbo diesel retrofit for Egypt -  caterpillar 6 cylindres turbo D343-62B   The only problem is there are no test figures. All very new and open source. The welded box is the reformer.   Where is John Steck?  - he has probably looked into this already on the samleer scale.   Jones     check out the cartoon at http://easy.spad.free.fr/index.htm