- Author
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Coble, J. B.
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Kuklewicz, M. E.
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Hebrank, J. H.
- Title
- HUD Utilities Demonstration Series. Volume 11 (Eleven). Performance of the Engine-Generators Used in the Jersey City Total Energy Plant. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 77-1207
October 1976
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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total energy systems; diesel electric power generation; fossil-fuel power plants; diesel engines; electric generators; efficiency; performance tests; heat recovery; New Jersey
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electrical power
- Identifiers
- Jersey City (New Jersey)
- Abstract
- Each of five 600-kilowatt (kW), diesel engine-generators which were to be installed in a total energy plant was performance tested under NBS direction at the engine-generator vendor's plant. These tests provided a basis for acceptance of the engine-generators and for comparison with installed performance. This testing was performed as a part of a comprehensive study to assess engineering, economic, and environmental aspects of a total energy plant which supplies all electrical power, hot water, and chilled water to an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. Under sponsorship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) has instrumented the total energy site for engineering data and is collecting economic and environmental data. The engines were tested at seven power levels ranging from 0 to 110% rated electrical load. In the tests, fuel consumption, electrical output, and jacket-water heat recovery were measured, as well as many other parameters. Results are reported for fuel consumption, electrical efficiency, and electrical-plus-thermal efficiency, and comparisons are made with measured data from the total energy plant.