congratulations, luc. I posted this lonk a while back, but here it is again- 'dprobe's ' reactor. It's a 'cabinet' biodiesel reactor/wash tank unit like Luc's describing. This one obviously is quite a bit more complex than my original posted plans- and he's got everything in one place. Nice, though it cost him, too!
Dale Scroggins' original water heater reactor, the "touchless' that's shown on journeytoforever.org's processor pages, is also cabinet-enclosed and possibly also on wheels I think. If you're in earthquake country like I am though you may want to strap everything including the cabinet to the walls of your house, or otherwise making sure it's stable and can't tip over in a quake!!! Mark --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Luc, > > Sounds like a great self contained way of doing things. I look > forward to seeing the pics. > > Brian > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "biobenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am still in the final completion stage of the cabinet and will be > > putting together a pictorial "how I did it" sort of thing once > > complete. > > As for the Standpipe design, please see Sean Park's Standpipe Wash > > Tank Design at: > > http://www.veggieavenger.com/avengerboard/viewtopic.php?t=333) > > Personally, this combo works, as it is compact, discreet and mobile. > > The capacity of the water heater can be found on the small metal > > plate on it's side. Should the initails "imp" appeear next to the > > volume that means "Imperial" measurements, not US. For a handy > > conversion table from/to metric/US/Imperial see: > > http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversion/celsius > > Remember though that if it says 30gal imp that even though that is > > about 4.05 liters to the gal or about 125 liters that is not the > > volume of BD you will be making as you have to allow for the volume > > of methoxide and mixing space. I figure that if I stick with 80 > > liter batches in one of these I should be OK; maybe not, I will > post > > any flubs in the plans :) > > My plans were made off the cuff and customised to the height and > > space I have available. The original idea was to have the cabinet > > next to the Benz in the heated garage where the plumbing only > allows > > a maximum 6' clearance, so that is what I had to work with, and I > > wanted it mobile (on casters) to ba ble to move it about should I > > need to. The stubby water heater by Giant (Rheem probably has one > > too) is 36 1/2 " high and 24" diameter which is neat 'cause that is > > roughly the same as one of those poly 45 gal drums I am going to > use > > as a wash tank. The processor,pump and tank sit on a "shelf" that > > allows clearance for 22 liter pails under it, the plumbing for the > > wash tank goes through the floor of this shelf and the whole thing > > has about 6-8 inches head clearance above the processor so I > drilled > > vent holes on top and two sides for a little air circulation vis a > > vis the processor and wash tanks. The whole thing is presently > > undergoing a paint job to gun metal grey (a good, blend into the > > background colour) :)The cabinet also has a fold out table from one > > of the sides to be used a s awork station for titration and for a > > pre-heat tank that will be feeding the intake pump. The pre-heat > > tank is also about 30 liters and will fit under the internal shelf > > for storage. There is room betweem the procesor and wash tanks to > > have a 12" wide shelving arrangement to accomodate the methoxide > and > > other related BD making stuff. All very compact. As for actual > > plans, I will have to digress to those in the know as this is the > > first time I have ever in my half century life attempted to build > > anything like this, but I will have a mess of photos (I am taking > > them as I go) hoping that the proverbial "photo is worth a thousand > > words" fills in where I lack in actula knowledge :) Long winded uh? > > > > Luc > > > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Steven Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Luc, > > > > > > Happy to hear you found a home for your processor. I am > > currently looking for a new home for myself before I begin > > construction, however I have recently accuired two electric water > > heaters. Not quite sure of the volumes of either just yet as they > > have just been shoved into storage until the moment I wake up the > > day after my move, I think they are 20-30 gallons and 40-50 > > gallons. I am still looking for ideas for how I want to wash my > > fuel though. Do you by chance have a link for the standpipe wash > > tank you spoke of? I'd love to take a look at it. I am also > > building my processor after girl-mark's design. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Steven > > > > > > biobenz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Having had the bright idea of building a "Fumeless Processor" on > G- > > > Mark's design along with the Sean Park's Standpipe wash tank I > was > > > in need of a compact way to "house" it all as I live in an urban > > > setting (an apartment) So I figured I would build a cabinet which > > > could accomodate the two side by side with storage space under > for > > > 22 liter pails, and the plan came together fairly well. The > > cabinet > > > is built, mostly painted, butthen the torpedo came in the form of > > > the landlord who insisted he did not want any closed cabinets in > > the > > > heated garage, even if it DID sit next to the Benz that I am > > paying > > > rent for. A "home" was needed, so I approached the organic farmer > > we > > > deal with on the weekend and it looks like the cabinet and it's > > > contents now have a "home" where there is electricity to power > the > > > unit and water to wash with. > > > This may force my hand of sorts to use potassium hydroxide > instead > > > of the easier-to-use sodium hydroxide as then he could use the by- > > > product as a crop fertilizer once the methanol is recovered (if I > > > understand it right), so there's something for everyone and > > everyone > > > ends up happy with the deal .... the way it SHOULD be, Ha! At > > first > > > though I will use the NaOH until I get a good grip, then move on > > to > > > the KOH once the confidence is well established. > > > Anyway, where there is a will there is a way, and it is often in > > > colaboration with others that the best results take place. (it > > also > > > helps to keep one's ego in check) :) > > > > > > Luc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > > > Biofuels list archives: > > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! 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