This would really be wasting an awfully lot of fuel tho. The amount of
electric produced and heat recaptured in pretty small for running that size
engine. Even if you're burning free WVO, it's still a shame to waste it.
The engine needs to be insulated so you don't lose any heat, and also so
there's no sound, else you get noise complaints. You also might as well get a
lot more power out of it with a 110 or 220 v generator, and probably also an
air compressor. You could also easily incorporate a welding generator, and make
it the heart of your workshop -- a "powerhouse". Could put a hydraulic pump on
as well and enjoy hyraulic presses for machine work, pressing out oilseed,
whatever.
And, unless you live somewhere really out of the way, having a junk car
sitting around is problematic -- many places don't allow unlicensed vehicles,
or limit how many you can have.
"Neoteric Biofuels Inc. - E. Beggs" wrote:
> Here is that link...found it on Steve's site...I thought it was brilliantly
> simple when I first saw it...still do...just add the "diesel/SVO" idea to
> Frank's concept instead of a gasser...and SVO is fantastic for a cogen set
> up. Think about it...you can keep several hundred gallons of vegoil in the
> garage of basement in a sealed tank vented to outside....keep it nice and
> hot for fuel...and use it for thermal mass for the home heat and hot water
> system as well, right?
>
> Also, you can hook your "brake drum" windmill to it via a resistance heater
> and dump excess electricity into the "hot veggie" tank if the wind is
> blowing and the batteries are already full up (if off-grid)
>
> http://redistribution.org/housers/power/
>
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