We subcontracted the metal in the turbine room to a large demolition company. Wanted to share some pictures that made my mouth water and tears come to my eyes. The first picture is one of two turbines.
These are pictures as they are being dismantled.
Coils that are aluminum faced, copper and brass. Each coil is 10 ft. tall, 2 in. diameter, and eighteen in each pack. There are four packs and the estimated weight is about one ton each.
This is the core of the turbine, 80% brass and according to the foreman over 20 tons.
The hub the core was pulled out of is brass coils 3 in. wide, half in. thick, winding the whole length of the turbine.
There is a labor intensive technique to access the non ferrous in the turbines that has been learned as they progress. This company specializes in scrapping turbines and have shared a lot of their secrets with us. Good contacts to have.
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