> I haven't looked at a comparison much, myself. I'm building a > continuous processor more because I want to than for any other reason.
Well, when you get the thing duct taped together, installed in an explosion proof bunker and ready to test, we ought to run some side by sides, cradle to grave. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Petrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:37 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] continuous process plans > Hello, Todd. > > Appal Energy wrote: > > Alan, > > > > Call me a dinosaur, or just one who has narrowed his focus to the near > > exclusion of continuous processing, but what is OFM? > > Oh, sorry. Oscillatory Flow Mixer. > > http://www.cheng.cam.ac.uk/groups/polymer/OFM/index.html > > Basically, it's an easy way to mix liquids moving through a pipe. > > > Never been overly thrilled with CP, unless it's cold processing. But then > > that's the old soap maker in me. > > It's right up there with hard milling. :-) > > > Just seems to me that if one has to battle "in transit residence times," or > > better still high temperature and pressure in order to get a quality > > finished product, then it is far simpler to go with batch processing of > > similar capacity. > > Residence times are easy to deal with. It's that high pressure stuff > that's difficult. That's why I don't bother with it. To much effort > for a hobbiest like myself. > > > I have to ask, partly because I've not fixated on CP and in all do > > seriousness, who has done any side by side examination of system sizes, > > production volume, energy efficiency, quality and cost between the two types > > of processing systems? > > I haven't looked at a comparison much, myself. I'm building a > continuous processor more because I want to than for any other reason. > > > High temp and pressure for transient fluids don't appear to be a simple > > exercise in fall canning conducted in the summer kitchen. > > Definitely not. > > > AP > > > > > > > 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/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
