I like your way of thinking steve;
In fact if you read my web page the idea of operating like a u-brew
place is exactly what I have been suggesting. The idea of building up a
nation wide or international body with it's own set of guidelines,
standards and quality control measures is still a
Todd,
I thought the objection to bubble washing was the duration of exposure
of fuel to air ... 6 - 8 hours for each of 3 or 4 washings, and that fuel
oxidation would be minimized by a 1 - 2 minute burst of compressed air.
Homogeneity seems to be achieved more from the turbulence created
Hi Tom;
As a continuation of this inquiry it would be good if you could give a
comparison of the ph of the wash water before and after washing in each
case. If the water is cloudy using the sparging technique after 4
washes then I think it means it is still removing something from the
fuel.
Hi,
this one is very interesting because it is efficient and applicable at the
personal bd production scale:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/02/microreactor_fo.html
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2006/Feb06/microreactors.htm
lets hope it matures from vaporware into something real
Joe,
It's a friend of mine, "Dan the
tinkerer", who came up with the idea of using compressed air in his wash. I'll
pass along your suggestionto test the pH of each wash. I'll also pass on
the idea of using compressed nitrogen instead of air if oxidation of fuel is an
issue w. the process.
Thomas,
Bubble washing prolly won't condemn your fuel. But it does degrade it.
Whether you use tiny bubbles... for a long duration or short bursts of
compressed air, do you really think that there is less air contact with
the fuel in the end run?
On either wash type, you might try adding
Is anyone a member of the Yahoo! Woodgas group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodGas/)? I tried re-joining after getting re-interested in itbut, my email address was banned.That would be fine (and not the first time I was banned from a group) but, I didn't even earn the privilege with an
Greetings,
I do believe it is worth the effort to attempt to keep control of
ourselves, but I actually don't think it is possible. For the last 20-25
years, the small farmer has worked to create certified organic food,
community supported agriculture and direct marketed foods for the city
Let's hope? Screw that, let's actually DO something. It says right
there that they're looking for commercialization partners.
Individually we'd have to sit back and wait for someone to make this
happen. Together, forming an international co-operative or non-profit
corporation, we could each
Hi NigelI'm in Alexandra in South Island and I'm struggling with getting methanol delivered- I seem to need a class 3 certification for the chemical companies to deliver any to me and no-one seems to know how I go about getting one!Any thoughts?CharlesOn 22/02/2006, at 2:28 PM, Nigel Kelly wrote:
I'm finally putting away my mister and bubble stone. Thanks, Keith and
Todd, for your persistent good advice.
There were a couple of discouraging moments there, but I've kept better
records since and now stir washing saves me a lot of time.
Anybody need a mister or bubble-stone?
Kenji Fuse
Does anyone see any problems with his compressed air wash?
Fuel oxidation.
Indeed. See:
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bubblewash.html#oxid
Oxidation and polymerisation
Use the fuel quickly.
Best
Keith
Todd Swearingen
Thomas Kelly wrote:
Hello all,
A friend of mine had
Greetings again biofuel advocates,
I regret to inform you that I made an error in my previous message
(below). The meeting was originally scheduled for Monday, March 6th,
however due to a scheduling problem with our presenter Joe Street it
has been moved to Tuesday, March 14th. Same location,
I like the thought track here.
We are at about the same stage as Prohibition as it was when
Henry Ford produced a car to run on Methanol. At the same stage where Rudolf
Diesel made his engine on Peanut oil, did diesel fuel come first or the engine?
Numbers = weightis what's needed and from
Joe,
I would think N2 is a very poor choice as it could be a reactant,
however Argon or Helium welding gasses would do very well as they are inert.
Jim
Joe Street wrote:
Hi Tom;
As a continuation of this inquiry it would be good if you could give a
comparison of the ph of the wash water
This is just about as cool as it gets. Finally the Fuel Cell meets its
match.
Thanks for passing this on Tom,
Jim
Tomas Juknevicius wrote:
Hi,
this one is very interesting because it is efficient and applicable at the
personal bd production scale:
Hello I am E. in Montana. I am new to biodiesel and after reading the article about Oregon U.'s microreacter I am throughly confused. From what I read they are mixing oil and alchol and not removing coproducts. Wouldn't that make alcohol thinned SVO? Can someone explain what I missed. Also
Hi Charles,
I'm facing similar and just cracked it (for me
anyway) - got in touch with a couple of guys racing stock cars etc - they buy
Methanol in bulk and seem happy to sell it on. Anbout $1.70/litre is what I've
been told... yet to get some, but then I have a few things to do re
This is just about as cool as it gets. Finally the Fuel Cell meets its
match.
Thanks for passing this on Tom,
Jim
Hello Jim and all
I've been reading about the wonders and promises of fuel cells for 30
years. How much renewable energy is being provided by fuel cells
these days?
Anyway,
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