Steel Construction

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Private Hydropower Information

Conduit Exclusions A small passage hydroelectric installation which is around 15 MW, and in certain projects of a municipality of a capacity up to 40 MW, using an artificial conduit functioning chiefly for non-hydroelectric aims may be entitled for a conduit exception. The applicant should have the realty (real estate) concerns essential to formulate [...]

Fossil and Biomass Fueled Power Plants Components

1. Steam Turbine Condenser Expanded steam from the low pressure turbine is drawn into the tube condenser by a vacuum which is maintained at 28″- 29″Hg where it is condensed by water which has been cooled in the cooling tower. 2. Air Ejector The air ejectors are used to create the initial vacuum in the condenser and maintain a vacuum of 28-29″Hg [...]

Biomass-fueled Small Power Plants with Gas engines

Gas engines are in the same genre as the petrol or gasoline engines. In fact, gas engines were the predecessor of the present day diesel and gasoline engines. Today gas engine generators are available in ranges from 250 KW to 10 MW. Gas engines are available from the simple to the electronically controlled high efficiency engines. They use natural gas, [...]

Nanotech Basic Knowledge

Nanotechnology’s current state enables the manufacturing of nano-structured materials and the tailoring of their properties. The development of more complex nanomechanic devices (nanorobots, nanocircuits, etc.) is still in an infant stage. Nanopowders These powders consist of particles of a few tens to a few hundreds of nanometers in size. Due [...]

Heavy Equipment Transportation

How do we load, unload, and transport heavy cargo like gas turbines, assembled boilers, reactors, heavy vessels, bridge sections, off shore rigs, etc. weighing hundreds and thousands of tons to and from cargo carriers and barges? The simple answer could be “Use a crane.” However, it is not always that simple. Heavy Equipment – New, Used Heavy [...]

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Private Hydropower Information

Engine Compression Testing Equipment and Technigues Gasoline Engine

We shall examine the method of direct compression testing of a gasoline (petrol) engine, using the following sequence: Warm-up – The engine is run to bring it up to working temperature. Safety – The engine ignition is switched off and ignition key removed. The spark plugs are then removed; remember to mark the leads with their relevant [...]

Nuclear Fission and Fusion on Nuclear Reactors

Steel Engineering Nuclear reactions include radioactive decay, nuclear fission, and nuclear fusion. In nuclear reactions, defined as reactions involving the atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are rearranged, and in this process atoms actually change from one element to another. Chemical reactions, by contrast, involve the electrons in the outer layers [...]