I«m planning on building my first reactor this (southern) summer. I ran into a place just yesterday, which sold stainless steel thermostats for $30, electric heaters (big 15A ones) for about $30, digital thermometers for about $30 and glass ones for about $10... all in one same shop. So I was quite delighted to find so much useful stuff in one place. And the prices are not THAT bad for Argentina. I just have one problem, which is I still haven«t figured out if I should heat the BD using heated water in pipes, an electric submersible heater or an external electrical heater (to heat the metal tank from outside). What are your experiences about that?
I have some questions regarding BF: .- What should the volume of the tank be if I were to produce 1 lt BD? (roughly) .- Can I distill methyl alcohol like EtOH? Does it form an azeotrope? .- Should I change to synthetic hoses if using BD50? .- What metals can be used freely in the construction of the reactor, other tan stainless steel, if any? .- I made a fractional distillation column at home but it«s made out of stainless steel (1 in diameter, 30 cm tall) and glass filling, and the top got too cold so I got no alcohol distilled. (I used a batch of water + EtOH to test it) Do you think a good insulation around the column is the ONLY key to success, or can the packing be too tight or the column too tall? If you blow through one end, there«s not much resistance, so I doubt the packing is a problem «cause the pressure from the boiler should get the steam through. .- Are attachments (*.jpg) allowed in the newsgroup? (Sorry, I«m new to this) I«d very much appreciate some short answers. Thanx, Christian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Promise to Quit Nicotrol will help http://us.click.yahoo.com/5vN8tD/AqSDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
