Eh, lawn mowers are probably louder and more annoying than this thing. Most people seem fine with them but complain about things that are much less loud or much briefer (like a motorcycle riding by making 10 seconds of noise).
Reminds me of when I was in the Air Force, with a foward air controller outfit. The generators were 2 20kw and 2 60kw gas turbines. Never had any problems with them. The 60kw had an exhaust deflector. I found that at approximately 600 degrees, with the aid of heave gloves, I could pop popcorn in about 1 minute. What a deal!
Did you have the radar dish to cook hotdogs with? The MAG forward radar units in the Marines not only had the only air conditioned space that I knew of in Asia but they said you could cook hotdogs with the output.
S Main thats the exhaust! as you can see the combustion chamber is just before it and when the camera is shown inside you can see the exhaust temp sensor
Ignition took place at around 48 seconds. At around 58 seconds the video shows the control panel with an EGT of ~800 degrees. The thing accelerates slowly until the ~1:10 mark when accel increases after starter drop-out. (Prob around 65%) Then it finishes final acceleration to idle speed.
This is perfect for when you need a tons of kW in a small package as a back up for a small factory or computer center. This thing has astronomical fuel consumption and high maintenance of stationary / rotary parts in cold/ hot sections. Definitely not a DIY home project once it needs a maintenance or part swap but definitely lot's of fun in a small package. I assume it has about 1/4 time left before total maintenance and you paid under 5k USD.
Gas turbines are fuel guzzlers. But unlike a diesel genset, a GT will run at 100% load 24/7. No problem. At this moment, a GT becomes more efficient than a diesel genset. Because a DG consumes less fuel at 50% load and 100% load or 25% load. A GT will consume almost the same amount of fuel in 50% or 100% load. Better run at full load and generate more energy and make it efficient.
Just to clear this up. A power turbine like this is designed to take the high speed exhaust of a jet engine, and turn that into rotational energy for some load. The exhaust comes out so slow that the heat of the engine never really reaches the truck.
Coolest thing ever. You can quiet these down using special shaped intake and exhaust pipes. Look at the military tanks. Most are powered by these. They are pretty quiet…
Worked on them many times. Company i used to work for had a Maint contract with many landfills around the region for gas recovery. Specifically worked on the generators themselves. Taurus, Mars, Centaur, and Titans. Very cool units. Universities use them quite often for cogen applications. Use the turbine exhaust for campus heat after its been routed through a steam boiler.
Many landfills recover methane gas from the garbage mound to burn as fuel for the turbines. They sell this electricity back to the grid, to offset the costs of the landfills themselves.
Bill Barry compressed natural gas @210 psi. It’s not rural but the cost savings is significant. It typically runs 4 months 24/7 then gets a turbine bath and the next day back online for another 4 months.
Very cool we didn't have such technology back in the day 😲 we could only wish our cast cars could do this!!! So I deserve a rebate I have to get one and give it a try 😎👍
This is great technology for a whole house emergency generator. This is the same technology used in a dream emergency generator that I envision. It's called the "Pratt & Whitney Turboshaft". There are two versions, one that runs on natural gas, and another that runs on regular jet fuel, which comes with a 1,000 gallon external fuel tank. It will run for a solid month on a full tank of jet fuel. One of it's essential components is a flux capacitor, which allows it's computer to know in advance when a power outage is imminent. That gives the computer time to get the turbine engine fired up, and for the generator to kick in the instant that the power goes out. Besides the whine of the engine, the only other noticeable thing would be a slight flick of the lights when it actually kicks in, like you typically get when your A/C kicks.
Why not just get a piston powered whole house generator that runs off the same natural gas coming in your house? They come on automatically too. I used to work for P&WC and now Solar Turbines (like the ancient one in the video, now owned by Caterpillar). Our units are on offshore oil platforms and onshore industrial sites. The primary fuel is natural gas and diesel can is a backup, which can be switched “on the fly” automatically. Yes, I’d still go with a little piston generator for my house. Pratt & Whitney should just stick with flying.
I had the opportunity to run these engines month while working for a phone company. Only had one that failed because of the gear box failure over heating
I have the same motor in a genset and I'm looking for pointers to get it running. The unit won't auto start so I looking for a simplified bare bones start sequence. Thank you
That video is sic man! Lovely engine, just watch them hung starts ya could cook it. Ya could probably do with a pair of bigger batteries too. Good luck with it!
These gas turbines have logic controllers that shut them down on hot starts... I'm assuming this one is operating on a relay system. This one is a little antiquated compared to the ones I work on now.
I think these units are typically around $300,000 new. As they age maintenance and overhauls are astronomical. the rear electrical panel was partially removed, and the ammeter showed no output. Someone either couldn't figure out what was wrong with it, or new what was wrong and the repair didn't make economical sense so he probably got it at an extremely reduced price. The turbine alone is still very expensive, I'd guess he got it between 5-10 grand. But you never know, someone could have wanted it gone and sold it for 2k
Jet engine starters are actually a vehicle turbo charger cut in half.. pretty cool.. back in the 50’s mini turbines were going to replace the piston engine because there are few parts in a turbine..
@@Astinsan What OP is refering to here is a turbine engine with an oversized compressor section to support bleeding off enough air to start another turbine...
Probably about 1500 kW based on alternator size? Very happy smiles when it lit up halfway through. Some worries on the paint finish on the back of the truck !
Oxymoron: It's a gas turbine running a generator with a "Solar" placard on the side of the control panel.😆 Neighbor across the street will complain about the noise until they lose power. Then "Can I run an extension cord to your generator? I've seemed to have lost power."
Hey... Mind the paintwork fellas! We have a diesel powered Brush RS3 generator here (looks a lot like yours), I wonder if we could fit a gas turbine instead - that thing sounds excellent!
they can also run on most types of fuel they run best on diesel or Jet A fuel and the power to size ratio for the engine is awesome but they can be fuel hungry that's why cars don't use these. also there's only one moving part so there is less to go wrong.
@@shiddy. thats a fairly old turbine the new ones around that size can easily put out 400kw / 530hp. look at the M1A2 Abrams tank the engine is around the same size as a semi truck engine and it puts out 1500 HP.
And my neighbors give me a dirty look when I start the lawn mower.
Dude that was the best comment ever!
Eh, lawn mowers are probably louder and more annoying than this thing. Most people seem fine with them but complain about things that are much less loud or much briefer (like a motorcycle riding by making 10 seconds of noise).
You got shitty neighbors
I was looking to see the exhaust melt the tailgate on the truck
Insurance loss adjuster.... "So... Tell me again how your truck caught fire".
Jim Mcguire... "Well........ "
:-D
it aint all that bad.. the exhaust in a turbine is fairly cool and doesnt have much force. Its energy is used up in the turbo shaft
Reminds me of when I was in the Air Force, with a foward air controller outfit. The generators were 2 20kw and 2 60kw gas turbines. Never had any problems with them. The 60kw had an exhaust deflector. I found that at approximately 600 degrees, with the aid of heave gloves, I could pop popcorn in about 1 minute. What a deal!
Did you have the radar dish to cook hotdogs with? The MAG forward radar units in the Marines not only had the only air conditioned space that I knew of in Asia but they said you could cook hotdogs with the output.
Iv seen someone do the opisite, used a 1400w 2.4ghz microwave magnotron to do morse code with the use of a deflector and beam dump
You are a pain in the ass for the neighborhood.... till the power goes off, then, the hero!
"I didn't think you'd actually go BUY it!"
Lol, I hear that a lot.
I sense my pride is in danger...
Time to buy a pallet of shamwows and FLEXTAPE
Actually, make an electric conversion on some car and put this entire thing on a trailer with an extension cord.
Ronny Svedman Be great to haul behind a Tesla
@@joshuahelgeland814 yeah but good luck finding a tesla under 500 dollars :)
Oh look I got a super clean electric pick up yo
the ghetto-hybrid.
@@grossteilfahrer maybe one with no battery that had either burned or been in a flood...
You sir are very brave to have that exhaust pointing at your truck ! Cool generator by the way..
That's the intake
S Main thats the exhaust! as you can see the combustion chamber is just before it and when the camera is shown inside you can see the exhaust temp sensor
saw that. another name is.....
Juha Tuomala thatl cook the whole damn truck hahaha
It's ok. It's just a Ford.
I bet the neighbors love you😂
What is it about a turbine engine that makes us smile :-)
The engine ignites around 1:12 with a rumbling whooomp. Everything before that was the starter.
Ignition took place at around 48 seconds. At around 58 seconds the video shows the control panel with an EGT of ~800 degrees. The thing accelerates slowly until the ~1:10 mark when accel increases after starter drop-out. (Prob around 65%)
Then it finishes final acceleration to idle speed.
ABSOLUTELY SICKAASSS GUYS, LOVED THIS START UP. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NOISE. LOVE JET ENGINES. AND THATS A SWEET BABY. 🫶🏻👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
This is perfect for when you need a tons of kW in a small package as a back up for a small factory or computer center. This thing has astronomical fuel consumption and high maintenance of stationary / rotary parts in cold/ hot sections. Definitely not a DIY home project once it needs a maintenance or part swap but definitely lot's of fun in a small package. I assume it has about 1/4 time left before total maintenance and you paid under 5k USD.
Hmm...I thought the idea of a turbogenerator was for it to be low maintenance.
Gas turbines are fuel guzzlers. But unlike a diesel genset, a GT will run at 100% load 24/7. No problem. At this moment, a GT becomes more efficient than a diesel genset. Because a DG consumes less fuel at 50% load and 100% load or 25% load. A GT will consume almost the same amount of fuel in 50% or 100% load. Better run at full load and generate more energy and make it efficient.
Awesome I'd love to tickle my neighbors ears with something that cool when the power goes out
Just to clear this up. A power turbine like this is designed to take the high speed exhaust of a jet engine, and turn that into rotational energy for some load. The exhaust comes out so slow that the heat of the engine never really reaches the truck.
When that thing really spooled up I was waiting for that trailer to take flight.
Yeah when it was idling I thought that's not so bad😂
Badass, you can light up a city block with that beautiful piece of equipment
Awesome video for turbine lovers. Sounds like a start up of a modern day jet engine in slow motion
Coolest thing ever. You can quiet these down using special shaped intake and exhaust pipes. Look at the military tanks. Most are powered by these. They are pretty quiet…
Looks nice and compact to fit under a hood of a car when took of that generator.
کاش اونجا بودم از نزدیک شاهد کار بودم 😭😭😭😭خیلی کارت درسته 🌺🌺🌺🌺
I operate a Solar Mercury Turbine at work @ 4500 kw
Worked on them many times. Company i used to work for had a Maint contract with many landfills around the region for gas recovery. Specifically worked on the generators themselves. Taurus, Mars, Centaur, and Titans. Very cool units.
Universities use them quite often for cogen applications. Use the turbine exhaust for campus heat after its been routed through a steam boiler.
Many landfills recover methane gas from the garbage mound to burn as fuel for the turbines. They sell this electricity back to the grid, to offset the costs of the landfills themselves.
Bill Barry Hospitals. In my case it provides about 60% of our electric needs and about 50% of our steam requirements.
Bill Barry compressed natural gas @210 psi. It’s not rural but the cost savings is significant. It typically runs 4 months 24/7 then gets a turbine bath and the next day back online for another 4 months.
Bill Barry it depends on outside air temp...appx 1000mmcf
The look on his face when it gets going 😂
Very cool we didn't have such technology back in the day 😲 we could only wish our cast cars could do this!!! So I deserve a rebate I have to get one and give it a try 😎👍
Isn't it pointed in the wrong direction to get that truck going over 200mph?
hgodtx not if it drags it backwards
@@Darrell1981 at full throttle he'll have a reverse tailgate.
The turbine has no exhaust nozzle, so it will have barely any usable thrust at all...it's made to turn a shaft, not push the thing...
@@AKAtheA hold my beer! (couldn't resist)
yes this unit does not make any axial thrust like a jet engine, but it can provide radial bleed air
This is great technology for a whole house emergency generator. This is the same technology used in a dream emergency generator that I envision. It's called the "Pratt & Whitney Turboshaft". There are two versions, one that runs on natural gas, and another that runs on regular jet fuel, which comes with a 1,000 gallon external fuel tank. It will run for a solid month on a full tank of jet fuel. One of it's essential components is a flux capacitor, which allows it's computer to know in advance when a power outage is imminent. That gives the computer time to get the turbine engine fired up, and for the generator to kick in the instant that the power goes out. Besides the whine of the engine, the only other noticeable thing would be a slight flick of the lights when it actually kicks in, like you typically get when your A/C kicks.
Why don't you just use one of those portable cold fusion generators?
Why not just get a piston powered whole house generator that runs off the same natural gas coming in your house? They come on automatically too. I used to work for P&WC and now Solar Turbines (like the ancient one in the video, now owned by Caterpillar). Our units are on offshore oil platforms and onshore industrial sites. The primary fuel is natural gas and diesel can is a backup, which can be switched “on the fly” automatically. Yes, I’d still go with a little piston generator for my house. Pratt & Whitney should just stick with flying.
jet fuel. 1000 gl. only $8000. usd.
🤣 with 1000 gallons, at best 48 hrs at around 65% if it’s a PT6-35A.
Only 24 Gallons Per Hour ish...
the maniacal laughter at 1:36 spool it up Jimbo..spool it up
Great !! I ws waiting to see if it was gonna overtemp and shut down.
I love how the outback is there parked next to it
As if I spent enough time going thru Craigslist and eBay already!!! Now gonna add gas turbine to the list!!!!😁
I had the opportunity to run these engines month while working for a phone company. Only had one that failed because of the gear box failure over heating
So did you ever install it in the Chevette and race it in Le Mons? How did that go?
I would’ve gone full Jet A/electric. 🤘🏻😂 Way to go!
Small size monster with huge generator. What a ... ... ...
Cheers from Indonesia
That generator is perfect for my restaurant 😍 👌 😂😂😂
I have the same motor in a genset and I'm looking for pointers to get it running. The unit won't auto start so I looking for a simplified bare bones start sequence. Thank you
That video is sic man! Lovely engine, just watch them hung starts ya could cook it. Ya could probably do with a pair of bigger batteries too. Good luck with it!
Is there a way to contact you I have the same engine and I have a couple questions
@@kentparise5200 go to gasturbineworld.co.uk
Watch for hot starts! Nobody watching the egt gauge as it took off! :O
These gas turbines have logic controllers that shut them down on hot starts... I'm assuming this one is operating on a relay system. This one is a little antiquated compared to the ones I work on now.
fuel consumption ?
any? 15 gal per hour?
I think he was using only low speed on the starter. It started way too slow.
very curious how much that was going for on Craigslist, and was it ready to use?
Yeah?
Please tell us how me he scored this beast for!
Probably around 5k usd
I think these units are typically around $300,000 new. As they age maintenance and overhauls are astronomical. the rear electrical panel was partially removed, and the ammeter showed no output. Someone either couldn't figure out what was wrong with it, or new what was wrong and the repair didn't make economical sense so he probably got it at an extremely reduced price. The turbine alone is still very expensive, I'd guess he got it between 5-10 grand. But you never know, someone could have wanted it gone and sold it for 2k
Look on e-bay you can find them all day between 5-10k... Although, not normally with the gen. Usually just the GT.
That is so awesome. Thank you for sharing.
0:30 it's not even that loud.... um it's not running yet lol
sounds just like a huffer we use to start naval aircraft with.
John .Saylock maybe because it’s also a turbine.
Jet engine starters are actually a vehicle turbo charger cut in half.. pretty cool.. back in the 50’s mini turbines were going to replace the piston engine because there are few parts in a turbine..
2;25 such
@@Astinsan What OP is refering to here is a turbine engine with an oversized compressor section to support bleeding off enough air to start another turbine...
Man would I love to have that!!
You want to buy one
Very nice, but I'm glad that my neighbours have a different hobby.
We had two Solar turbines in the ESS switchroom where I worked.
I work for the company who builds these. I had no idea you could just buy one whenever like that 🤣
That thing is Super Cool....Mount it in the back of a Small pickup...with elect drive....lol...
1:27 Unlimited powerrrrrrr!!!!
Probably about 1500 kW based on alternator size? Very happy smiles when it lit up halfway through. Some worries on the paint finish on the back of the truck !
Yes. That rocked
Nice stealth generator to have after SHTF.
that fibonacci shaped engine good sound will easily break that snail shell inside the ear.
Oxymoron: It's a gas turbine running a generator with a "Solar" placard on the side of the control panel.😆
Neighbor across the street will complain about the noise until they lose power. Then "Can I run an extension cord to your generator? I've seemed to have lost power."
thats a fu*king huge ass turbo i wanna put that thing on my civic
Turn it around on the trailer and you have the best leafblower in the city😎
... and snow melter ... and turbo boost for his PU
I'm trying to find a way to get in touch with you I have the same genset and looking to pay for help figuring out starting sequence
That's a lovely genny 😊
going to try get an eco grant to install one of these 'solar' energy stations
Im so envious
Where abouts in CT are ya? I’m from there as well. Awesome shit you’ve got going on
_OHMZ_ Electrical Wait really?! I need to know where this is. I’m over in Glastonbury.
nice.. we still have a few arround in ottawa for gen backup....
it probably burn that 5gall gerry can in 30 sec!...
Did it take the paint off the trucks tail gate?
nice sound .i love is generator
AKA New paint job for my pickup tail gate?
So tell me this, do you have it straped down for hauling it around or so it doesn't take off?!
That is ahem.. a fuckload of power.
Arn't u going to take the paint of the back of your truck ???
Dang I was hoping we could watch mister science melt that toolbox
If only this was the crank start model... :)
I want to see it power something!
Sounds like you maxed out at around warp factor 5.
Where and when you putting it into the Chevette.. my first car was a Chevette. Wish I still had it.
I think you melted off the "D" in Ford on the tailgate! That thing is cool! What is the power output rating?
That took a while to light up. Don't these have journal bearings?
HOA approved!
The HOA never mentioned "turbines" so we should be good !
Hey... Mind the paintwork fellas!
We have a diesel powered Brush RS3 generator here (looks a lot like yours), I wonder if we could fit a gas turbine instead - that thing sounds excellent!
You found that on Craigslist?!
Now that kicks ass
Now you need a battery to charge , a big battery !
I want one!
How many volts you get out of it? That’s one hell of a score.
That’s a beast wow incredible
nice for home generator
Sweeeeeet !! Love one of them !!
Always put the hot exhaust gas to your car....
How much pain did you peel off your tailgate?
Question...Do the generator windings start the turbine or does it have a conventional starter motor ?
The turbine has a 24 volt starter motor
Bravo......I'm thinkn fire gear.... face shields.....blast wall between.....what yr.....I have been dream ing of one to.......cheers
Certainly it is more noisy than a comparable diesel reciprocating engine. Is it more efficient? Longer lasting? What is the advantage?
Samuel Lourenço scale. This unit can power a small neighborhood vs a comparable sized diesel is much less.
they can also run on most types of fuel they run best on diesel or Jet A fuel and the power to size ratio for the engine is awesome but they can be fuel hungry that's why cars don't use these. also there's only one moving part so there is less to go wrong.
Dominic Mammone looks it has enough jet exhaust to blow all the leaves in the neighborhood!
yeah, but 350HP isn't hard to get with a standard sized truck engine ... I'm wondering too, why was this built as a generator?
@@shiddy. thats a fairly old turbine the new ones around that size can easily put out 400kw / 530hp. look at the M1A2 Abrams tank the engine is around the same size as a semi truck engine and it puts out 1500 HP.
I have my eye on the 1400hp Solar.
question can it run on diesel
What kind of generator is that and what would it be used for
Where do I get one
It made 16 Klopecks on a thimble full of corn oil
I love how all the hoods are up....because they are using the batteries to start the turbine lol
1:16 i know that smile well.
How many amps will it put out ?
What's the advantage of a gas turbine here? Low weight? Efficiency?
Compact size
Is this for the house or the neighborhood?