Thanks for the great input. To clarify, the substance in question is incompressible. An example of this type of technology can be found here:
http://www.gouldspumps.com/download_files/CaseHistories/Summer_2004_GPTurbineRecoversEnergy.pdf
In this case the liquid is cooled water I believe. The...
I am getting started on a project to replace pressure reducing valves on either natural gas, refined gas, or crude oil pipelines with turbines to recover the lost energy and generate electricity back into the main power grid.
Has anyone heard of this being done before? Any suggestions/obstacles...
