Generator
The repaired diesel generator powers the silo; a second-shift crew is trying to redirect its noxious exhaust toward the floors in the thirties.
Story so far
The generator’s huge machines were joined by a rapidly spinning shaft, but Juliette traced its vibration to a coupling barely two millimeters out of alignment. The full-power mandate had prevented the repair she wanted, even as she warned that transmission shavings could circulate through the oil.
Its refit included new gaskets and seals, polished cylinder shafts, and an aligned shaft. It was the first complete shutdown in Juliette’s lifetime. After the smaller electric starter brought it online, the rebuilt generator ran so quietly that it was quieter than the starter and no longer shook a nearby railing.
Both fuel tanks were subsequently reported full, providing a few weeks of power. A second-shift crew is now trying to reroute the main generator’s noxious exhaust to the floors in the thirties.
Appearance
A large diesel generator connected to its dynamo by a steel shaft approximately as thick as a man’s waist. A smaller electrical engine starts it.
Role
The silo’s repaired main power generator, whose exhaust is now the subject of a wartime rerouting attempt.
Relationships
Sources — 13 recorded facts, by chapter
- The generator has a rapidly spinning shaft connecting two huge machines.
- Juliette attributes the generator’s vibration to a coupling barely two millimeters out of alignment.
- Juliette warns that metal shavings from the transmission can circulate through the generator’s oil.
- A mandate requires full power without interruptions, preventing the repair Juliette wants to make.
- The generator is connected to its dynamo by a steel shaft approximately as thick as a man’s waist.
- The generator refit includes new gaskets and seals and polished cylinder shafts.
- The generator had never been fully shut down during Juliette’s lifetime before this refit.
- The large diesel generator is started by a smaller electrical engine.
- The rebuilt generator runs more quietly than its starter motor.
- The rebuilt generator no longer makes a nearby railing rattle as it previously did.
- The generator has been repaired and its shaft aligned before Juliette leaves Mechanical.
- Both generator fuel tanks are full, providing a few weeks of power.
- A second-shift crew tries to reroute the main generator’s noxious exhaust to the floors in the thirties.