I put together a similar type of unit for a buddy's RV, Webasto engine heater around 44000btu and a rad/fan from a Hyundai - never tried BD or SVO but toasty 25deg C in the dead of winter (-20)on D2. Has anyone done any mods to one of these units for SVO? Lots of exp with diesel heater (I'm a truck mechanic) Seems 12vdc 10A operation and built in circulating pump would lend itself well to off grid apps
robert luis rabello wrote: > craig reece wrote: > > > Heating with biodiesel or SVO would involve a diesel coolant heater, and > > I'm in the beginning stages of calculating how large a unit I'd need, > > but I suspect that a diesel coolant heater would work if it had same > > BTU's that a hydronic heating engineer or contractor would spec for the > > boiler or water heater for square footage involved. > > The system has to be designed to cover heat loss for the house in > question. We paid an engineer to do what I could have done myself (well, > maybe not--maths have never been my strong point!), but it had to be approved > by the municipal authorities before we installed our boiler. We ended up > with a 50 000 Btu per hour unit. The rest of the contractors laughed at our > "toy" boiler! > > A 10 kW diesel gen set will surpass this in total waste heat, but I > imagine that less than 30 000 Btu is recoverable from the engine coolant. > However, such a system would utilize the SVO or Biodiesel much more > efficiently than simply burning it for power, which brings down overall > costs. > > robert luis rabello > "The Edge of Justice" > Adventure for Your Mind > http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/9782 > > 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/ 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/
