Press Release FirePlug I™ Progress Announcement 8/15/08
Triage Corp an Arizona Engineering company which commercially endeavors for solutions
in Renewable Energy has the following announcement.
Triage has completed prototype development and concluded initial performance testing of
its newest offering to the Renewable Energy market, based its proprietary technology,
called the FirePlug I™.
The FirePlug I™ product series, introduced earlier in this month, is a steam driven Genset,
designed for low grade steam power applications for pressures up to 200 psig and
temperatures up to 500 Deg Fahrenheit.
Highlights:
This first unit is a 1 hp turbine and delivered a maximum turbine efficiency of 94% peaking
at 6000 rpm while operating at the input conditions of 100 psig and 300 Deg Fahrenheit,
exhausted to ambient. This efficiency rating was determined by Torque and RPM shaft
output vs. input Steam Pressure and Flow Rate for Isentropic Work.
Lowlights:
Unfortunately the bundled Permanent Magnet DC Generator delivered only 58% efficiency
from Shaft Torque and Rpm Input to DC power output, yielding a net efficiency of 54.5%
Bench tests of a 250watt Permanent Magnet DC generator yielded 90% efficiency, which
shines optimism on the quest for a low cost high efficiency generator in the ½ to 10Kw
spectrum.
Focus:
1.) Triage will continue with extended life testing under maximum input and loading
conditions for the 1hp FirePlug I™.
2.) In parallel to continued testing, Triage is actively seeking generator choices which
can operate in the 2500 to 7500 rpm range which display greater mechanical to electrical
efficiency.
Triage Corp an Arizona Engineering company which commercially endeavors for solutions
in Renewable Energy has the following announcement.
Triage has completed prototype development and concluded initial performance testing of
its newest offering to the Renewable Energy market, based its proprietary technology,
called the FirePlug I™.
The FirePlug I™ product series, introduced earlier in this month, is a steam driven Genset,
designed for low grade steam power applications for pressures up to 200 psig and
temperatures up to 500 Deg Fahrenheit.
Highlights:
This first unit is a 1 hp turbine and delivered a maximum turbine efficiency of 94% peaking
at 6000 rpm while operating at the input conditions of 100 psig and 300 Deg Fahrenheit,
exhausted to ambient. This efficiency rating was determined by Torque and RPM shaft
output vs. input Steam Pressure and Flow Rate for Isentropic Work.
Lowlights:
Unfortunately the bundled Permanent Magnet DC Generator delivered only 58% efficiency
from Shaft Torque and Rpm Input to DC power output, yielding a net efficiency of 54.5%
Bench tests of a 250watt Permanent Magnet DC generator yielded 90% efficiency, which
shines optimism on the quest for a low cost high efficiency generator in the ½ to 10Kw
spectrum.
Focus:
1.) Triage will continue with extended life testing under maximum input and loading
conditions for the 1hp FirePlug I™.
2.) In parallel to continued testing, Triage is actively seeking generator choices which
can operate in the 2500 to 7500 rpm range which display greater mechanical to electrical
efficiency.
