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I wonder if you could power a turbine with wood.


Yes, you can. A few people have built wood powered jet stoves, using car turbos:

https://youtu.be/E-8BX7dUk5c

No power takeoff from the turbine in this case, of course, but the principle is sound.


Oh wow. I had been thinking about such a device for a couple of years now, great to see one in action.

The main problem is refueling, because the combustion chamber has a higher pressure. With a liquid fuel, you just spray it in at pressure, but with wood that isn't possible.


... refueling: I'm rather certain that there are wood pellet stoves and furnaces with automatic feeding.




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