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Many years ago, I worked for what would now be called a startup building small gas turbines. The turbine was impressive, 400hp in something the size of 2 shoe b
by RachelF 2y ago
Many years ago, I worked for what would now be called a startup building small gas turbines. The turbine was impressive, 400hp in something the size of 2 shoe boxes. However, it spun at 120,000rpm, which meant either a very heavy gearbox or electrical generator had to be connected to it.
High rpms, noise and the difficulty in adjusting the power output quickly, killed the project.
- faceloss 2y ago[dead]
- LtdJorge 2y agoNow I'm thinking of the Koenigsegg Dark Matter, "an 800 hp, 1250 Nm patent-pending Raxial Flux e-motor". What if it was used as a generator? It's 39Kg, although 6 phase. Well, I'm dumb, it says max motor RPM 8500, so I don't think you'd get close to what's needed as a generator :D
- mschuster91 2y ago> Well, I'm dumb, it says max motor RPM 8500, so I don't think you'd get close to what's needed as a generator :D 20:1 reduction gear, off you go.