Fortitude Group, Inc. (FRTD)

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Re: Continuous improvements thru on going testing.

I just can’t agree there. If they really are at 30psi and 1 slice they are using 1/32 of their original input power (the on 1/16 number in my previous post only considered the change in inlet size and # of slices) I’m not sure just what their specs are right now on inlet size, pressure and number of slices Vs output power. But, if they are going to production THEY SHOULD NO THIS by now! I am a professional engineer and you don’t get to the point where you are just about to go into production and then find out you were off by 1600% or more. That would be quite an efficiency gain!

Now about flow. So far, everything I have picked up is that it is insignificant. Think about this thing in reverse. If this has a 30KW output and the efficiency is 90% (which would be very high) then it would require a 33KW input, which is about 45 horsepower. So, in reverse, think of what a 45 hp pump could produce for flow at 50psi. A 45hp pump is a HUGE industrial pump! I guess my point is that everybody is picturing these at the bottom of a little dam producing 30KW but that isn’t the case. To get 50 psi requires 115’ of head pressure with water. That means that you need a water source 115 feet above the generator.

Power Out = Power In * Efficiency ----- There HAS to be over 30KW of water power flowing into this system to get 30KW out. That’s a lot of water.