Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 1782
I'm thinking about the tank used as a secondary tank for oil in straight WVO set-ups. I'm not an engineer or anything, but is there any reason that the 'tank' couldn't be more of a large flat enclosed tray-shaped thing? It would seem that this would greatly facilitate the speed at which the oil would heat and/ or require less heat to do it. Anyone? Quinn - Original Message - From: James H Maud Essen wrote: Can block, tank, or fuel line heaters be made to work off a solar panel? Maud St. Louis, MO I would guess most block, tank, or fuel heaters draw between 15 and 100 amps. A 75 watt Photovoltaic module would put out 4 amps in ideal conditions. Therefore you would need minimum 4 panels at $350 each to run a 15amp heater. More likely you would need 10 - 20 modules. My 6 panels give me between 1 and 24 amps during sunlight hours. James [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 1782
Quinn said: I'm thinking about the tank used as a secondary tank for oil in straight WVO set-ups. I'm not an engineer or anything, but is there any reason that the 'tank' couldn't be more of a large flat enclosed tray-shaped thing? It would seem that this would greatly facilitate the speed at which the oil would heat and/ or require less heat to do it. That would depend. Here in Utah, in the summer a large flat black tank, exposed to the sun would heat the contents more quickly than a tank with a lower surface area to volume ratio, but then in the winter, the second tank (with less surface area to volume) would lose heat more slowly than the first tank. How are you heating the tank? Dan -- Jack of all trades, master of none. Fiber Artist - Genealogist - Kilt Maker - Linux Geek - Piper - Woodworker http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] Digest Number 1782
Maud Essen wrote: Can block, tank, or fuel line heaters be made to work off a solar panel? Maud St. Louis, MO I would guess most block, tank, or fuel heaters draw between 15 and 100 amps. A 75 watt Photovoltaic module would put out 4 amps in ideal conditions. Therefore you would need minimum 4 panels at $350 each to run a 15amp heater. More likely you would need 10 - 20 modules. My 6 panels give me between 1 and 24 amps during sunlight hours. James Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM -~- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
