Re: [Biofuel] Methanol Storeage and Safety

2005-04-04 Thread Thomas Giguiere
Mike, Keith, thanks for your comments, they put a restless mind to rest. On Apr 4, 2005 8:31 AM, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Mike, Thomas > > >My biggest concern about mixing flammable materials in a blender is > >that in industry, you would normally see explosion proof mot

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol Storeage and Safety

2005-04-04 Thread Michael Redler
Blenders exploding? Not so that pieces of blender are embedded in your head. But, nevertheless a rapid expansion of gasses from the ignition of a stoichiometric mixture in the motor enclosure (OK, that hurt, my brain is tired). The ignited gasses from the motor enclosure could vent outside t

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol Storeage and Safety

2005-04-04 Thread Keith Addison
My biggest concern about mixing flammable materials in a blender is that in industry, you would normally see explosion proof motors used in such an application. If your container seal leaks and a flammable mixture gets inside the motor enclosure, you might get a small explosion. In fact th

Re: [Biofuel] Methanol Storeage and Safety

2005-04-04 Thread Michael Redler
My biggest concern about mixing flammable materials in a blender is that in industry, you would normally see explosion proof motors used in such an application. If your container seal leaks and a flammable mixture gets inside the motor enclosure, you might get a small explosion. My risk asses

[Biofuel] Methanol Storeage and Safety

2005-04-04 Thread Thomas Giguiere
Hello Biodeisel mavens! I have started my preliminary experimentation with the biodeisel manufacturing process. Everything is going alright, but I have concerns about the safety of methanol. I bought a 5 gallon drum of methanol for use in my experiments. Finding that it was difficult to transfer