Q:If you obtained all of your energy from a diesel generator, how much diesel would you save per year by switching from incandescent to CFL? Diesel has an energy density of 36 MJ/L and your generator operates with 40% efficiency. Incandescent bulbs consume 60-100W, while CFL consumes 15-25W.

1 Kwh 3.6 MJ. If you use each light 4 hours per day, and each was 100 watts, that is 4 x 100 x 10 x 365 1,460,000 watt hours per year. That requires 1,460 x 3.6 MJ 5,256 MJ. / 0.4 efficiency 13,140 MJ. So you need 13,140 / 36MJ/L 365 Liters of diesel. If you used CFLs, at 25 watts, the answer is 1/4 of that, so 365 / 4 91.25 Liters of diesel. So the savings is 365 - 91.25 273.75 Liters savings. At $1.25 per liter, that is $324.19.

Q:I am wondering if you can burn home heating oil in a diesel engine, I have a diesel generator and I am curious if I ran out of diesel say in a bad storm and couldn't get to a station for more could i but some home heating oil in it and run it with out messing things up?

They answer to that would be aye. although, only temporary as you said.

Q:Can you estimate the amount each year in CA.?What are the concerns/issues related to this application.

I don't know about CA but where I live the predominant fuel for permanently installed back up generators is propane. Propane is used because generators can sit idle for weeks or months between power outages. Gasoline and diesel have limited shelf lives and fuel systems can clog with varnishes when not used. Propane has an unlimited shelf life and does not gum up in the carburetor. Natural gas is not available here. In places where it is available natural gas might be preferable to propane. Its impossible to estimate how much fuel you would use in a year. It depends how big your generator is and how many power failures you go through. Most generator manufacturers will tell you how much fuel their products use in an hour.

Q:I want to run 4 lamps of 1000 watt on diesel engine. I want to check that is 6 kw output generator is sufficient for same. I want full calculation for this, losses etc

You want to connect a 4 kw load to a 6 kw generator. As long as the 6 kw (6,000 watts) rating of the generator is accurate it should power the lamps fine. You're only using 66% of the generator capacity. There aren't any significant losses to worry about and no point in doing any calculations. They were done for you in the kw rating of the generator. Just don't use any extension cords that are too small for the lights.

Q:What are the advantages of diesel generator sets

Fuel economy, high thermal efficiency, working conditions change, the fuel consumption curve is relatively flat, low load economy

Q:and diesel generator and ATS that switches between two electrical sources ??

There may be no difference. It will depend on the application. For example, if I specified an ATS that had the proper voltage and current capacities, the only other item of concern would be to determine if the transfer would be a make before break or a break before make type of transfer. In a make before break, it would mean the sources would be placed into parallel operating condition before one of the sources was interrupted. This would require the ability to synchronize the sources. Which means the frequency, voltage and phase relationship of the sources must match before they are placed into parallel service. On a break before make switch, usually only phase rotation and approximate voltage levels are of concern. Hope this helps, Newton1Law

Q:I am very curious after watching quite a few movies about the 911 conspiracy theories. Those movies did raise some good points, especially the theory of a missle hit the White House instead of a plane. Very strange! Did anyone here watch those movies?

Was 911 Staged

Q:how is the diesel power transmitted to the traction wheels in a diesel locomotive

The most common form of transmission is electric; a locomotive using electric transmission is known as a diesel-electric locomotive. With this system, the diesel engine drives a generator or alternator; the electrical power produced then drives the wheels using electric motors. This is effectively an electric locomotive with its own generating station. For the first decades the motors were direct current. More recently alternating current has come to be preferred. In either case, a common option is the use of dynamic braking, in which the motors are switched to perform as generators, thus converting the motion of the locomotive into electrical energy, which is then dissipated through heating elements usually mounted on the top of the locomotive. Dynamic braking reduces brake usage in mountainous areas, though it is ineffective at low speeds. Electro-diesel locomotive These are special locomotives that can either operate as an electric locomotive or a diesel locomotive. Dual-mode diesel-electric/third-rail locomotives are operated by the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad between non-electrified territory and New York City because of a local law banning diesel-powered locomotives in Manhattan tunnels. For the same reason, Amtrak operates a fleet of dual-mode locomotives in the New York area. British Rail operated dual diesel-electric/electric locomotives designed to run primarily as electric locomotives. This allowed railway yards to remain un-electrified as the third-rail power system is extremely hazardous in a yard area.

Q:I have to calculate the fuel consumption of a diesel generator given its HP or KVA

Go to some diesel engine websites. They should have the fuel consumption in terms of brake horsepower hours.

Q:Anyone know the length of Diesel Mechanic MOS training?

Light Wheel? Track? Generator? There are a lot of different Diesel Mechanic MOS's Just look up 63 series (63B, 63H) MOS's on the internet and you can get a rough estimate