Purdue Refineries Get The Baghdad Treatment
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Machines designed by Purdue University scientists and defense contractors will soon be shipped to Iraq to turn trash discarded by American troops into electricity.
The two 4-ton biomass refineries can each run for 20 hours on a ton of trash, producing enough power to light a small village. They are part of the Army's push to reduce troops' diesel fuel use in Iraq, where convoys are frequently targeted by insurgents.
The refineries are designed to burn many different types of trash and to fit inside a standard shipping container.
The machines will be tested in the combat zone for six months. They'll face windblown dust and grit, 120-degree temperatures and the risk of breakdowns when they arrive in the Baghdad area in early May.
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