i also forget to add that I don't see any reason why you would have to do the biodiesel conversion of the veg oil,mif it were clean enough; you could burn it straight, and save money and effort. If you are near the bay area, i could give you the # of my oil supplier, he has way more than I can use, and he pays to get rid of it. anton ---------- >From: "anton and federica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: biofuel@egroups.com >Subject: Re: [biofuel] diesel-fired boiler >Date: Jan 9, 2001, 8:59 PM >
>They sell heating furnaces that burn waste motor oil, which is as thick as >WVO. I believe that most oil burning appliances use a pump, an orifice and a >lighting device. I think it is simply a question of pressure and orifice >size that determines the fuel it is possible to burn with a certain >appliance. I imagine that at worst you would have to put in a new pump (more >powerful for thicker oil?) an appropriately sized orifice, and perhaps a >better filter. I get my biodiesel stock from a place that fries corn chips, >and it is very clean, and furthermore, they said the renderers charge more >to get rid of it because it doesn't have enough stuff in it to make good >chicken feed. >anton. >>From: Art Wolfskill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: biofuel@egroups.com >>Subject: [biofuel] diesel-fired boiler >>Date: Jan 9, 2001, 11:15 AM >> > >>Anybody know if straight filtered WVO can be used in a diesel-fired >>boiler? We have a 50 hp boiler that burns about 2000 gal of diesel a month >>(not in full-time use), that we use to steam soil before each crop of >>chrysanthemums. It has a Peabody Gordon-Piatt burner unit that atomizes >>and sprays the fuel in to keep the flame going. >> >> Does WVO atomize? Does it sound reasonable? I can't just jump in >>modifying things until I know pretty well that it should work, as we depend >>on this boiler for our crop. Does anyone know of any documented work in >>WVO boiler conversions? >> >> I eventually want to convert the WVO to biodiesel, but I just am not set >>up to do it yet. Someday. . . >> >>replies on list or off are fine. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Art Wolfskill >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>============================== >>Visualize Whirled Peas >> >>Big Bang Theory: "In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded." >> >>Veritas vos Liberabit: The Truth will set you Free >> >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >>To unsubscribe, send an email to: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
