WVO contains several things that cause trouble as fuel:?
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Protein (clogs filters, carbonizes, and produces varnish in the IP)?
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Carbohydrates (clogs filters and carbonizes easily, abrasive)?
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Phosphates (abrasive soots, can produce hard precipitates in the > fuel
system).?
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Properly made BioD removes all this stuff, leaving you with very > pure methyl esters of fatty acids
(the phospholipids stay in the > aqueous phase). Lower viscosity (at above freezing temps), no >
varnish, no sludge, no "coking out" in the wrong places, etc. Note > that you MUST wash it
until it's water clear -- the brown muck I've > seen on TV makes me shudder! Nothing like some residual
lye to > clean up the IP, eh??
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A bit more work, but better fuel.?
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If you have poor combustion, I suspect that WVO WILL coke up the > rings pretty fast, and I
suspect most of the cheapskates who want to > run "free" fuel aren't going to put the
$ into getting the engine > into tip top shape first.?
?
Peter?
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On May 10, 2009, at 2:32 AM, Luther wrote:?
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Frybrid is in this for profit. Please show me independent and >> repeatable research that shows
where VO (WVO or SVO) will not cause >> long term damage to an engine. In 5 years of being around
WVO/>> biodiesel, no one has shown me this research. VO must be heated >> over 350F to make
the viscosity similar to diesel.?
?
A quote from the Frybrid website:?
"?
The simplest way to explain this is with a simple analogy: Imagine >> placing a pan on the stove, pouring a
small amount of vegetable oil >> in the pan, and turning the heat to high. The pan will begin to >>
heat up and as it does it will heat the oil, around 300F the oil >> will start to smoke, then turn black,
stick to the pan, and destroy >> it. Now put out the fire, open all the doors and windows and allow >>
the air to clear.*?
"?
*?
BUZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT, WRONG! Fries are cooked in oil at temps >> around 350F!?
"?
On a typical day at McDonald's, oil temperature in the fryer >> averages about 340 degrees F. So when a cook
grabs strips of icy >> potatoes out of the freezer and tosses them into hot oil, water in >> the
potatoes immediately begins to evaporate. Bubbles and steam >> emerge, creating an enormous cycle of heat
transfer between the oil >> and the potato. The process, Farkas says, may be the most important >>
factor in producing the texture of the final fried product.?
"?
from http://ucdavismagazine.ucdavis.edu/issues/su01/feature_2.html?
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or?
"?
Cooking time in 360 degree F Oil?
"?
from http://www.mvproduce.com/ffries.html?
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And for the smoke points of different oils:?
"?
?
1. Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_point> lists the?
smoke points of some popular oils as:?
* Canola oil (Refined): 468 degrees Fahrenheit (242 degrees?
Celsius)?
* Corn oil (Refined): 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 degrees?
Celsius)?
* Grapeseed oil: 420 degrees Fahrenheit (216 degrees Celsius)?
* Lard: 370 degrees Fahrenheit (182 degrees Celsius)?
* Peanut oil (Refined): 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 degrees?
Celsius)?
* Safflower oil (Refined): 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 >> degrees?
Celsius)?
* Sunflower oil (Semirefined): 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232?
degrees Celsius)?
* Vegetable shortening: 360 degrees Fahrenheit (182 degrees?
Celsius)?
o These smoke points are not set in stone, as much?
depends on the oil brand and refinement process?
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_oil>. A general?
rule is that lighter, more refined oils have higher?
smoke points <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_oil>> >.?
?
"?
from http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Deep_Fry_Anything?
?
Given that Frybrid blatantly lies about the smoke point of VO, what >> else in their "bibliography of
research papers" is stretching the >> truth or a blatant lie? Oh yes, the wonders of the internet,
where >> you can say anything you want and find P.T. Barnum suckers all day >> long.....?
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Luther, still not sold on vegetable oil as a diesel fuel substitute?
?
?
Michael E. Esh wrote:?
Here is the site of the system I am currently using to burn waste >>> vegetable?
oil. (WVO) I simple filter the oil using a small centrifuge. I >>> do not?
process it into bio diesel. What I am doing is very safe. This >>> site?
explains the process very clearly.?
http://www.frybrid.com/svo.htm?
?
Thanks,?
?
mike?
?
?
-----Original Message-----?
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com?
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Luther?
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 1:01 AM?
To: Mercedes Discussion List?
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Doing SVO Wrong?
?
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Please provide the link to the study you read.?
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Luther?
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Tyler wrote:?
?
These sort of engine problems are essentially unheard of in MB >>>> diesels?
that haven't run WVO.?
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I still stand by the claim that WVO is good, but only if the oil is?
heated really hot, and filtered really well (and it almost never >>>> is).?
I did read a well designed scientific study once which showed no?
measurable long term wear increase using well heated WVO compared >>>> to?
regular diesel, but cold WVO caused serious engine damage in a >>>> short?
time period. I suppose people will want a link... I'll see if I can?
find it.?
?
Sincerely,?
Tyler?
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On May 8, 2009, at 6:11 PM, Michael LaFleur wrote:?
?
?
Why is it that every benz that has an engine problem that was >>>>> run on?
WVO, WVO is blamedas the reason for the failure, but every other >>>>> benz?
that has an engine problem, diesel is not the blame??
?
Mike?
-->> Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark?
'87 300SDL (281,xxx mi)?
'85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast?
'82 300CD (183 kmi)?
'82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold?
'85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine "The Accordion"?
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