Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-20 Thread MALCOLM MACLURE
greener.. Malcolm From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Street Sent: 19 January 2006 14:02 To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. Hey Malcolm; Does it just give VP of water or is it other substances as well?? PS

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-19 Thread Joe Street
: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. Jeromie Reeves wrote: inline David Miller wrote: [snip] I'm not sure what you're referring to in "I should look for a 50". I'd suggest looking for a "dry" pump that doesn't require oil lubrication.

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-19 Thread lres1
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Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread Arttu Aula
You're talking about 2 different things. Talking about so-and-so-much vacuum is sort of misleading. Your 30Hg of vacuum means 0Hg (0 mmHg, 0 mbar, 0 psi) absolute pressure; the vapor pressure points were absolute pressure. Absolute pressure is measured according to how high of a column of mercury

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread Joe Street
r a 50? I am sure this will become quite clear, but now, it's not sinking in. Thanks John - Original Message - From: Joe Street To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewater

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread David Miller
- Original Message - *From:* Joe Street mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:00 PM *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. David Miller wrote

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread logan vilas
- Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. Those sound about right. An atmosphere is ~30 mercury and ~30 feet of water. Just in case anyone

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread Jeromie Reeves
] Dewatering with vacuum. David Miller wrote: Snip Somebody had the vapor pressure tables for water earlier in this thread, maybe he could look up the pressure for 55 and 5 degrees C. --- David 5 deg. C = 6.5mm Hg 55 deg. C = appr. 110 mm Hg

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread logan vilas
they are already at a lower pressure. If you're up on a mountainit will be even easier. Logan Vilas - Original Message - From: Arttu Aula To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread Joe Street
- From: Arttu Aula To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. You're talking about 2 different things. Talking about so-and-so-much vacuum is sort of misleading. Your 30&qu

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread logan vilas
Vilas - Original Message - From: Joe Street To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. Atmospheric pressure varies by a fraction of an inch (except for at the eye of a hurricane

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread David Miller
Jeromie Reeves wrote: inline David Miller wrote: [snip] I'm not sure what you're referring to in I should look for a 50. I'd suggest looking for a dry pump that doesn't require oil lubrication. These are commonly used for refridgeration or freeze drying of food, should go to the

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread Joe Street
logan vilas wrote: To remove water at 55C your pump has to remove 11(at sea level)times the atsmopheric volume of your container before you get to a low enough vacuum to boil off water. If your atsmophericpressure is 0.13 PSI lowerat your level.Then yourmultiplier is only 10

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread Joe Street
Great Post David; You obviously know a thing or 10 about vacuum. I would just comment on this suggestion though David Miller wrote: I'm not sure what you're referring to in I should look for a 50. I'd suggest looking for a dry pump that doesn't require oil lubrication. These are commonly

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread MALCOLM MACLURE
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Miller Sent: 18 January 2006 17:41 To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. Jeromie Reeves wrote: inline David Miller wrote: [snip] I'm not sure what you're referring to in I should look for a 50. I'd suggest

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-18 Thread Jeromie Reeves
-mail it to you. It should print out ok on a standard laser or a good inkjet. Regards Malcolm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Miller Sent: 18 January 2006 17:41 To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-17 Thread Jacko55555
uel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. David Miller wrote:SnipSomebody had the vapor pressure tables for water earlier in this thread, maybe he could look up the pressure for 55 and 5 degrees C.--- David 5 d

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-11 Thread David Miller
William Adams wrote: Your water-to-steam volume change calculation is not correct. The correct volume increase is 1,244x, obtained as follows: One mole (molecular wt. in gm) of liquid water = 18 gm = 18 cc. One mole of steam = 18 gm h2o vapor = 22,400 cc. At standard temperature and

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-11 Thread Joe Street
David Miller wrote: Snip Somebody had the vapor pressure tables for water earlier in this thread, maybe he could look up the pressure for 55 and 5 degrees C. --- David 5 deg. C = 6.5mm Hg 55 deg. C = appr. 110 mm Hg It means that water does not have to be removed from the trap (as was

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-11 Thread William Adams
@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. William Adams wrote: Your water-to-steam volume change calculation is not correct. The correct volume increase is 1,244x, obtained as follows: One mole (molecular wt. in gm) of liquid water = 18

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-10 Thread William Adams
quot;David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. logan vilas wrote: Water boils off at 43F at 20-50mmhg of vacuum at sea level. At 140F it takes about 150-200mmhg. Wh

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-09 Thread Joe Street
u need to get a better method. There is likely less then 1 cubic inch after setteling and draining. That would only take 6 miniutes to remove. Logan Vilas - Original Message - From: "David Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 1

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-07 Thread logan vilas
. There is likely less then 1 cubic inch after setteling and draining. That would only take 6 miniutes to remove. Logan Vilas - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-06 Thread Joe Street
Hey Jacko According to the hyperphysics page (great page) and here it is: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/watvap.html#c2 You see the vapour pressure of water at room temperature is roughly 17 mm of mercury. This is less than 1 inch so you would need better than 29" Hg

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-06 Thread logan vilas
u can afford havelow flow rates. Logan Vilas - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:35 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum. Can vacuum be used alone to dewater oil at room

Re: [Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-06 Thread David Miller
logan vilas wrote: Water boils off at 43F at 20-50mmhg of vacuum at sea level. At 140F it takes about 150-200mmhg. When fluids are mixed togther the Pressure of Vaporization changes especially when thouroughly mixed. You do not need a condensor if you are useing a AC type vacuum

[Biofuel] Dewatering with vacuum.

2006-01-05 Thread Jacko55555
Can vacuum be used alone to dewater oil at room temp?Or even at slightly elevated temp? 55 deg. C would be a good temp so when it finished drying it could be sent directly to the processor. I would alsoneed a condenser to keep the evacuated water out of the vacuum pump.A friend of mine (in