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| fcheslop:
Hi Marra, nice to see her coming on well I find a large bushy flame the best and I try not to use meths as it has more water and the dye :( Try to get some Shellac thinners also these fuels are hygroscopic so may contain more water if old |
| vtsteam:
A carbon monoxide (CO) fueled flame would be best, and would produce no moisture at all since it contains no hydrogen. But not too good a fuel for other reasons! :wack: (you'd want complete combustion to CO2.....) :smart: |
| Stilldrillin:
--- Quote from: fcheslop on December 29, 2014, 07:12:26 PM ---Hi Marra, nice to see her coming on well I find a large bushy flame the best and I try not to use meths as it has more water and the dye :( Try to get some Shellac thinners also these fuels are hygroscopic so may contain more water if old --- End quote --- Heyup Mate. Thanks! :thumbup: I've not located any shellac thinners. The few times I've looked....... I'm using denatured alcohol, these days. Burns cleaner than meths. (Even though Wilkinsons sell it as cleaning, meths)..... :scratch: Wondering, if I can make a wick, "trough", between the two ports. Like a Bowman burner..... David D |
| Stilldrillin:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on December 29, 2014, 07:55:55 PM ---A carbon monoxide (CO) fueled flame would be best, and would produce no moisture at all since it contains no hydrogen. But not too good a fuel for other reasons! :wack: (you'd want complete combustion to CO2.....) :smart: --- End quote --- Steve. I don't think I'm going to achieve that, using a wick and meths........ :scratch: The condensation moisture problem is now sorted. And the condensation rusting, will also be sorted when I make the graphite piston. :thumbup: Probably! David D |
| lordedmond:
At David D location partner eg Stanton of Stanton And Staveley We used to burn CO in the main boilers for the alternators about 18 mega watt total , it was the waste product from the blast furnaces ,it was also used the fire the coke ovens to make the coke for the said furnace Boy was it nasty stuff got your knees first so you could not get away It was use at David D location to power the gas engines to get the the 2volts doc for the salt cells to get the chlorine gas this was then burnt with H to get hydrochloric acid vapour Anyway nice work on the engine David and a happy new year to all Stuart |
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