3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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toprudder wrote:
I think that is an excellent approach. There are a couple of things I would do differently. First, I would use the coffee can idea you mentioned earlier to extend the end of the generator head to an opening in the enclosure, so cool air would be drawn directly into gen head. Second, I would open up a vent between the cylinder and muffler, so all the air drawn into the housing (from the engine and generator) would exit the enclosure by way of the muffler. I believe if you do that, you will not need the fan in the bottom of the enclosure.
Bob R
I agree.
I hope everyone else understands what all these different designs have been about - testing, collecting essential operational data, analyzing the data and applying it to yet a newer design.
Ironically, the need for cool air across the AVR (the genhead shown in the photos did not have an AVR) was not addressed until a later design was built and tested. That's when the "coffee can" and fan was added.
I'm still analyzing, collecting data, and researching. Ultimately, another enclosure with a different design will be created. Can't quit just because the one I have now works - it can be made better!
