Stay tuned for a babington powered steam co-generator soon.
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/2000/humanpower.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Digest Number 230 > I've been doing several postings on that other web site on this topic, so > here is my input on this topic. The Babington burner works great for raw oil, > ugly biodiesel, or other fluids, but it will not burn glycerol in > concentrations greater than about 20 or 25%. It seems that this stuff is > water based and just doesn't have all of the energy needed to sustain a > flame. I had considerable success last winter in burning it on a wood fire, > but by itself it would only burn the volatile part and then leave a > substantial vegetable gum residue that did not burn. > > My current plan is to build a masonry burner that maintains the 1000 degree > temperature needed for complete combusion. The Babington will keep up the > temperature using raw oil and the glycerine will be dribbled into a pan where > it should burn cleanly, leaving a mild residue ash. All of this is theory, > but I have hope this system will work after 2 years of efforts. > > Tom Leue @ Homestead Inc. > > > > In a message dated 5/14/02 5:17:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << >Chuck wrote: > >"What to do with all the Glycerin? Egads! BURN IT! many, many BTU's > >there. > >Wait a minute...maybe we should pump it back into the ground where all the > >oil came from to prevent earthquakes =:-O" > > > >I agree, but how to do it safely and in a way that the useful heat can be > >recovered. I am experimenting with this, starting with a 'Mother Earth' > >waste oil furnace design (which you can get to from Keith's site). It would > >be of interest to many here if anyone has experience of burning glyc. The > >problems are to ensure a uniformly high temperature to dissociate ALL the > >acrolein and to either avoid or easily handle the 'coke'. > > > >Any takers? > > > >David T. > > > Hello David > > No takers here, no, unfortunately (circumstances forbid), but a very > interested bystander hoping you'll get takers elsewhere. I'm glad > you're taking this on, please keep us posted. > > MOTHER's Waste Oil Heater is here, by the way: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me4.html > Mother Earth: Waste Oil Heater > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me5.html > Mother Earth: Waste Oil Heater 2 > > Regards > > Keith > >> > > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > 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/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ 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/
