I'm always amazed at the breadth and depth of knowledge on the Creek. So here we go.
I'm looking into gasification. I found a number on the web that said that 1lb of municipal solid waste will produce 8546 btu.
I found a converter on the web that said that 8546 btu converts to 2504 watts.
BTU/lb of MSW = 8546 = 2504 watts
But I'm used to thinking of electricity in terms of a continuous flow. To me, that 2504 isn't the same as what I think of in an AC circuit.
How do I convert that 2504 watts from burning 1 lb of municipal waste into what I generally understand. Don't I have to stretch that 2504 over time in some way?
Put in a slightly different way, I can gasify 83.3 lbs of material per hour (1 ton/day). If I ran a generator, how many kw can I get?