Hi Dana

Quick cut to steam - try Skip Goebbel at Sensible Steam:
http://www.sensiblesteam.com
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>A third, more complicated use for glycerol might be
>electrical production using a steam powered generator.
>In my younger days I was involved in fluid bed reactor
>research and some of our bench test units would
>cleanly combust nearly anything. Combined with a steam
>generator they were actually quite efficient and
>simpler to build than a Biodiesel production unit.

That sounds interesting - do you have any details?

Best

Keith Addison
Journey to Forever
Handmade Projects
Tokyo
http://journeytoforever.org/

 

>
>Is anyone aware of a simple to build steam engine
>design or a source for inexpensive steam
>engines/turbines in the 10 HP range?
>
>Efficiency would be raised substantially if the
>glycerol could be combusted and used for electrical
>production and the cogenerated heat could be harnessed
>for Biodiesel production use or even home heating.
>
>Dana Linscott


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