Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 225
While you're at it, why not just find some way of modifying an existing design to incorporate a whole radator, or at least a core? All those fins, etc.. and they're already set up to channel water through. Just incorporate one into a funky-shaped stack, and run water through it. *shrug* Thin was what attracted me - lots of surface area in a package thats all bonded together and designed for heat transfer and to resist channelling so we get heaps of area for evaporation and condensation and the low mass and good conductivity means the column starts operating more quickly on startup. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~ With US International rates as low as 3.9c a minute from Net2Phone Direct Plus Up to 1500 FREE minutes; you can call everyone on your list! http://click.egroups.com/1/10924/0/_/837408/_/977374508/ -_- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 225
On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 21:27:37 - stephen lakios [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote Why not spend the time cutting 1/4 or 3/8 type M copper tube into 3/8 or 1/2 lengths? Radiator cores are thin when new, and thinner,corroded, and full of scale and crude,when used.You would probably spend the same amount of time. stephen Thin was what attracted me - lots of surface area in a package thats all bonded together and designed for heat transfer and to resist channelling so we get heaps of area for evaporation and condensation and the low mass and good conductivity means the column starts operating more quickly on startup. Regards John -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~ eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/0/_/837408/_/977323981/ -_- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 225
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 06:05:32 + DAVID REID [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote John, Further to your e-mail have given your idea of using paddy melons a bit more thought and think this may not be such a good idea after all. Dont let me put you off altogether and at least try them but suspect the carbohydrate level is probably only round the 5% level. This means to get 1 tonne of carbo you will need to harvest 20 tonnes of paddy melons and I seriously doubt that labour and transport for these would pay. Most melons and even the ones we eat are more than 90% water and less than 9% carbo. eg. canteloupe are almost 90 water and just over 8% carbo, and honeydew which have the highest carbo to my knowledge are 89% water and 9% carbo. Suggest you check out the true levels before proceeding further. All the best. B.r., David Good points David will check it with the Ag dept One thing is these things are full of seeds which likely aren't considered in the carbohydrate levels normally and may change the scenario a bit for this use once they have been through a hammer mill Regards John -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~ eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9699/0/_/837408/_/977323984/ -_- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
