Steamers and wannabees, to get in touch with simple steam technique, try to match a common rotary vane compressor/motor to a steam source and couple whatever you need to the shaft.
You can find them in many old agricultural applications, such as the commom and garden " mucksucker". Some will run on straight steam, lubricated by the little condensation you always have, for others a steam oiler and condensate oil recovering system can be helpful. Ah, and I doubt the efficiency numbers given some posts back. Even in compound mode and with recovery, 15 % in a small scale application is great! The GEK people claim 27 % with their gasifier and a high comptression engine- at certain points- if I remember well. And that is wonderful ! Happy steaming... Rolf On Tue, 14 May 2013 13:54:03 -0500 Robert Lerner <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a link to a very cool innovative steam engine design: > http://www.greensteamengine.com/. One big advantage of this design is that it > scales down very nicely, suitable for small-scale TLUD burners. > > I saw it in operation several years ago. At the time he was looking for > licensees. > > Rob Lerner > > > Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 10:54:57 -0700 > From: "Frank Shields" <[email protected]> > To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [Stoves] Using all the energy when char making > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Stovers, > > Seems there is often a lot of wasted energy that could be used when making > char that is just flared off. > > I'm thinking the reason is that to convert to electricity one needs 1) a > very clean syngas 2) an expensive motor and 3) costly up-keep. The generator > is a onetime purchase with low maintenance. > > So why not use a steam engine to convert the flame to electricity? Perhaps > not as efficient but all you are doing is heating water so the gas need not > be as clean as when drawn into an internal combustion engine. > > Thanks > Frank Shields > BioChar Division > Control Laboratories, Inc. > 42 Hangar Way > Watsonville, CE 95076 > (831) 724-5422 tel > (81) 724-3188 fax > <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > www.controllabs.com > > > > > -- Energies Naturals C.B. <[email protected]>
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