I've done some initial research but haven't delved into one. Sooner or later I'll find an oil furnace someone is throwing away and see what I can do. If I had to cut the BD with another agent to make it easier to use I would do that. Does anyone have any suggestions? Gasoline? I have 55 gallons of 99% Isopropyl alcohol - is that suitable?
-Mike Zeke Yewdall wrote: >What about the type of burners that are designed to use a liquid fuel >directly rather than volatilize a liquid fuel? Like fuel oil >furnaces, and waste engine oil burners. All of these I have seen are >in the 100,000 Btu/hr range though -- if you could find one more like >10 or 20 kBtu, it might work well for heating the reactor. > >http://www.espar.com/ something like this may be able to be modified. >Not cheap though. > > >On 12/6/06, Joe Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Uh.......outdoors?? I dunno but it was warm in my basement..... :-[ >> >> J >> >> >> Mike Weaver wrote: >> >> What was the temperature outside? I tried that with a torch and got a >>few sputters but no flame. >>Is kerosene the most logical agent to cut the BD with? >> >>Joe Street wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Mike >> >>For what it's worth I tried running my multifuel backpacking stove on >>BD. I had to warm the preheater / vaporizer tube with a propane torch >>to get it hot enough to vaporize the BD. Once lit though it had a >>beautiful and stable blue flame and judging by boil time comparisons >>roughly the same heat as kerosene. Esters have a high flash point and >>need a lot of heat to use in a stove that is designed to supply vapor >>to the jet. >> >>Joe >> >>Mike Weaver wrote: >> >> >> >> So far all attempts to light it have failed. It's 30 degrees here and >>that may have something to do with it. I cut the BD w/ a good shot of >>Dino diesel and still no go. I got the preheater going but no flame on >>the ring. I brought it inside overnight to warm up and will try it >>again. If it doesn't go I'll mix in some kerosene. The booklet says >>you have to preheat for 3 1/2 mins sometimes to get BD lit. It came >>smelling of kerosene to I expect the factory lit it and tested it. FWIW >>the pressure gauge is bad but it does hold pressure. >> >>I had hoped to use it to heat oil so the the bd process was all fueled >>by BD. >> >>I also looked at some of the camping stoves but they are very expensive >>and designed to be as light weight as possible. The guy at the camping >>store said the thinner distillates works best. >> >>We'll see, >> >>Mike >> >>Ken Dunn wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Please, let us know how it does, Mike. >> >>Take care, >> >> >>On 12/5/05, Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Just got a Britelyt today. Haven't been able to get it to light on BD >>but I think it may be due to the fuel being too cold. Will report back >>if I get it going. >> >> >>Ken Dunn wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> What is everyone using as a heat source for preheating? I'm thinking >>about buying the BriteLyt mentioned on JtF. I could use it for other >>purposes as well which would be nice. Anyone test it? 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