Army Solution to the Energy Crisis.

• Author: Baker, A. Duffy
• Position: Liquid-injected cogeneration to produce electric power and heat - Brief Article

The U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, in Natick, Mass., has developed technology called liquid-injected cogeneration that could be the answer to the growing energy shortages in both the civilian and military communities.

Cogeneration is the combined production of electric power and heat. Liquid-injected cogeneration is a process where water is pumped to high pressure, heated with a conventional oil or gas burner and then injected into a scroll expander that turns a generator to provide...