"Tried" indeed.
1. Include an engineered explosion vent!
2. Loose straw chars quickly and quenches quickly. Tightly packed straw
doesn't.
3. Small devices are much cheaper learning experiences, and require
smaller explosion vents:)
Retorted,
Alex
On 29/10/2013 10:03 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
Dear Alex E
I think you should make a comment here. And perhaps pass along some of
the photos of Canadians burning gigantic things on farms.
Mike, Alex English has tried more things that most people imagine.
Regards
Crispin
I am looking to build a GIANT retort. I have an unlimited supply of
compressed wheat straw bales (approx. 500,000lbs per yr). They
measure 4'x5'x3' and weigh about 400lbs each. I am wanting to build a
retort large enough to hold anywhere from 1 to 10 of these bales,
probably horizontally. My question is will these bales fully pyrolyze
"as is" with perhaps a few inches of airflow on all sides and between
bales inside the retort?
Thank you,
Mike
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