First off I know NOTHING about such things, although the idea of going into a store that deals with kero stoves is good and you would more than likely be able to simply buy a spare element and then adapt it to your application, no ? Problemo solvo'd :) Like I said, I know nothing about it but thought I'd take a whack at it. Aren't most of those things aluminium or an aluminium/magnesium mix ?
L. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beats me exactly as to what type of steel composition the pre- heater is. > Don't think it so much matters as much as the mechanical design. > > Walk into a store that distributes those ventless kerosene heaters and > you'll have more than ample opportunity to see exactly what the general > dimensions/design is. > > Todd Swearingen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Go Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:25 AM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 2248 > > > > Thanks Todd > > > > I have made 2 turk type burners and I am just getting into a 3rd mini > > version and they all use forced (fan air) but I was thinking that if I > could > > put something like that cylindrical thing in maybe it would help to > maintain > > the high heat so I could switch off the fan and leave it go on draught > > instead. > > > > Do you have any ideas as to how I could make one and what out of or is it > > just 'steel'? > > > > Thanks > > > > > You'll find a smilar device in any ventless kerosene heater. It's a > steel > > > radiator, cylindrical with multiple holes, heated by the combusted fuel > to > > > the point of red hot, which in turn better atomizes/vaporizes the fuel > > > creating greater efficiency. > > > > > > Todd Swearingen > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Go Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:56 AM > > > Subject: [biofuel] Re: Oil Stove thingy > > > > > > > > >> About half way down the page at > > >> > > >>> http://www.kumastoves.com/oil_stoves.html< > > >> > > >> there is a picture of the burning centre of the stove looking very much > > >> like > > >> a Turk burner but at the very centre there is a cylindrical mesh > feature - > > >> does anyone know what it is, what it does and what its made of? > > >> > > >> (I have asked them but no reply has been forthcoming). > > >> > > >> Thanks > > > > > > > > > > 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 Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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 Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
