[biofuels-biz] SVO versus BD

2002-07-09 Thread henning
Albert Einstein often said: Use the simplest thing that works, as long as it's the best thing. This in mind one should compare the two actual possibilities to use plant oil as fuel: 1) adaptation of the oil to the engine (bio-diesel, BD) 2) modification of the engine to run on pure plant oil

Re: [biofuels-biz] SVO versus BD

2002-07-09 Thread r . p . kurz
Reinhard, you make a persuasive argument and have me rethinking my current biodiesel efforts. do you or others have experience with burning SVO in a home heating oil burner,for domestic heat and hot water? my other observation is that here in the USA our winters are usually much more

Re: [biofuels-biz] SVO versus BD

2002-07-09 Thread henning
Hello Roger, I don't have personal experience with the oil in the burner of heating systems. I am occupied with the use of plant oil in a small family stove for cooking purposes. During the preparation of the burner project it was clear, that SVO can be used without any problems in heating

Re: [biofuels-biz] SVO versus BD

2002-07-09 Thread r . p . kurz
Reinhard, thank you for your quick and informative response. i will research the matter further and post my results. kindest regards, roger Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX