Hi Dana Quick cut to steam - try Skip Goebbel at Sensible Steam: http://www.sensiblesteam.com <snip>
>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 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/