Probably a huge balance issue too. I would think they would have a deice
sprayer on the tower or some such thing. If they can deice an aircraft prior
to departure I would thing they could make a weeping wing type of thing on the
blade.
I used to fly a C-210 that was certified for flight in known ice. We had
heated prop and windshield as well as a glycol system the bled it onto the
wings, prop and windshield. Back up alternator too. Still, I didn’t ever use
it that much. I always avoided those colored areas on the nextrad. Green will
make your passengers green, yellow will make you fear for your life, red-you
are dead.
From: Robert
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:50 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Power outages
Freezing rain can ice up the blades. Just like aircraft wings, iced up blades
don't provide lift and, if they do, it can be turbulent, going in and out of
stalled conditions, which can break the blades, bearings, etc. So shut down
until above freezing conditions shed the ice.
On 2/16/21 8:38 AM, Steve Jones wrote:
so, are the turbines actually frozen, like iced over and cant break loose, or
is the lubricant frozen? I dont understand how something with that much
mechanical force can be frozen. Here i think the cutoff is 20-25mph in winds
IIRC, is it too windy for them to run?
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:28 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
Some of the explanation. Gas and coal plants have never been updated to
handle periods of cold, so until they are updated, this will continue to happen.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/dallas-texas-electrical-power-outage-ercot-failures/287-50797307-0afe-43eb-8175-b78e7e4fc13a
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>On 2/16/2021 8:13 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/TX_Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf
That'll show the major transmission lines and how they do or don't
interconnect.
The EIA also has an interactive map that lets you zoom in.
It also seems like Texas may need more than two nuclear plants.
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Intelligent Computing Solutions
Midwest Internet Exchange
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From: "Jaime Solorza" mailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com
To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" mailto:af@af.afmug.com
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 6:38:32 PM
Subject: [AFMUG] Power outages
El Paso Electric which serves our area and Southern New Mexico is not
part of the other Texas utilities experiencing rolling power outages. Back in
2011 we had power outages and water pipe damage. Both utilities took steps to
prove systems with anti-freeze technology and all types of sensors.
We installed several sensors and links for many of these projects years
ago.
As of 6:00pm today only 3,000 customers lost power for five minutes.
Hope you guys are safe.
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