For an Allison 250C20 400 horsepower turboshaft engine used in many helicopters and quite a few small airplanes ( now a derivative is called Rolls Royce RR300 ) I calculated that that 1 megawatt of heat was needed in the combustion chamber based on fuel use of 27 gallons per hour of kerosene for that engine, but the turbine inlet temperature is something close to 900° C.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Model_250 Hoyt Stearns Scottsdale, Arizona US -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Vo]:Why has Rossi to build a 1MW plant? Susan Gipp <[email protected]> wrote: Because this is in his flamboyant nature to show someting HUGE, LOUD, POWERFUL, etc. etc. He's convinced that the more is big, the more demostrates it works. I agree. That seems likely. He has often said that smaller, kilowatt-scale reactors do not prove the machine can be used in industry. It is ironic, but I predict that if this technology succeeds, in the future nearly all generators and motors will be in the kilowatt-scale, generating electricity at home or powering an automobile or truck. There will be few applications for power sources of 1 MW or larger. Of course there will be some, such as blast furnaces, large factories, the hot water heater at a 2000-room hotel or aerospace engines. I think 747 aircraft engines produce 140 MW total. Not sure. - Jed
