Powerhouse Engineering

Learning

B) Basics

C) Generator

1a) What's a Prime Mover?

2a) What's an Engine?

	b) Gasoline Engine
	c) Diesel Engine
	d) Natural Gas Engine
	f) Engines: Pros & Cons
	g) Typical Installation
	h) Cogen Installation

3a) What's a Turbine?

4a) What's a Gas Turbine?

	b) GT - Uses
	c) GT _Pros & Cons
	d) GT Typical Installation
	e) GT Cogen Installation
	f) GT Combined Cycle
	g) Micro-turbines

5a) What's a Steam Turbine?

b) Design Considerations

6a) What's a Boiler?

	b) Simple Power Boiler
	c) Cogen Boiler

7a) What's a Water Turbine?

	b) Dams
	c) Rivers & Tides

8a) What's a Wind Turbine?

9) Recap: Prime

E) Fuel

F) Distribution

D1)

What's a Prime Mover?

Overview

The prime mover is the big piece of equipment that converts the energy source into mechanical energy. In this section, we'll be looking at:

d1 What's a Prime Mover?	d2 What's an Engine?	d3 What's a Turbine?
d1a Description d1b Combustion	d2a Description d2b Gasoline Engine d2c Diesel Engine d2d Natural Gas Engine d2e Engines Pros/Cons d2f Typical Installation d2g Cogen Installation	d3a Description

d4 What's a Gas Turbine?	d5 What's a Steam Turbine?	d6 What's a Boiler
d4a Description d4b Gas Turbine Uses d4c GT Pros/Cons d4d GT Typical Installation d4e GT Cogen Installation d4f GT Combined Cycle Installation d4g Microturbines	d5a Description	d6a Description d6b Simple Power Boiler d6c Cogen Boiler

d7 What's a Water Turbine?	d8 What's a Wind Turbine?	d9 Recap Prime Mover
d7a Description d7b Dams d7c Rivers and Tides	d8a Description	d9 Recap

17-May-2024

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