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Home Made / Re: Starting to build !
« on: October 14, 2011, 09:40:04 AM »
Industrial boilers normally have the water enter at the top. Because it is cooler and more dense it "falls" to the bottom and forces hotter less dense water up. I used this principal of natural circulation when I decided to place the feed inlet about half way up and towards the back of my boiler. A baffle also helps direct the feed downwards. Because our units are completely forced throughout the boilers I am not sure that natural circulation has any advantage. I am satisfied with how it performs but I have nothing to compare it with. I may reroute the feed inlet into the bottom drain and see if there is any difference.
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Equipment / Re: Converting tractor log splitter for use with PTO driven pump
« on: October 13, 2011, 08:39:08 PM »
I think it is fairly common to have PTO driven pumps for log splitters. I see on the link that you supplied with the pump that in the comments section a gentlemen used that pump for his log spliter powered by his 8N and apears happy with it. Don't forget a filter with yout tank.
All that being said I prefer a stand alone log splitter as it frees up my tractor to move logs and blocks around when necessary.
All that being said I prefer a stand alone log splitter as it frees up my tractor to move logs and blocks around when necessary.
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Fire Wood / Re: TYPE of CHAIN SAWS USED
« on: October 13, 2011, 06:31:09 PM »
Stihl 032.
Twenty trouble free years but its been a money pit lately.
Twenty trouble free years but its been a money pit lately.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: First fire tonight in my Heatmaster MF5000E!!!
« on: October 04, 2011, 03:38:16 PM »
Sounds really cool.....and really expensive! Any idea on a dollar figure for something like this?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: firebox wall thickness
« on: October 03, 2011, 06:17:25 PM »
There is a lot of heat stress in this area. A thin firebox wil give better heat transfer but may not stand up well over time. My firebox is 3/8 inch. It should be around for a while.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Idea's of building a shelter over a Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace
« on: October 03, 2011, 05:49:00 AM »
My home built unit is in an insulated building approximately 10 x 10. There is an entrance door plus a second door which leads directly into the attached wood shed.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Nicknames for OWB
« on: October 03, 2011, 05:39:38 AM »
Thermo
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Home Made / Re: Gasification question
« on: September 17, 2011, 07:28:57 AM »
Hopefully all of our OWB's, gasification style or otherwise, have gone through a complete combustion process. The main exhaust products from burning a hydrocarbon based fuel like wood are carbon dioxide, water vapour and nitrogen which gets carried along for the ride. None of these products are further combustible.
The gasification liberator works by heating, not burning, the wood fuel and causing combustible gases to vent off. It is the same basic principle used at many landfill sites which collects methane gas from rotting garbage which is then burnt to produce power. I thought it was very telling that the video did not actually show the liberator working. I personally think it is a very poor process for that application. I will stick with gasoline for my generator.
The gasification liberator works by heating, not burning, the wood fuel and causing combustible gases to vent off. It is the same basic principle used at many landfill sites which collects methane gas from rotting garbage which is then burnt to produce power. I thought it was very telling that the video did not actually show the liberator working. I personally think it is a very poor process for that application. I will stick with gasoline for my generator.