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Waste Oil Heater => Waste Motor Oil => Topic started by: teched on January 04, 2012, 04:28:40 pm

Title: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 04, 2012, 04:28:40 pm: I posted a couple of days ago a question regarding the location of the drip tube. As you may be able to see in the drawing, I am running it striaght down the air intake tube and into the bottom burn pot(Brake Rotor). Please let me know if this looks like it will work. Thanks
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: Russ on January 04, 2012, 09:08:17 pm: Hello Teched,

Most of us hanging out here this year are more experienced in the pressure or siphon burner setups. Hopefully one of the drip system guys will drop by and let you know what they think.

Good luck getting it working!
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: 89CamminGT on January 05, 2012, 12:25:48 pm: The drip system me and a buddy built, we had a 2.5" intake pipe in the side of the tank
(about 1.5ft long) and had the oil run down the pipe then onto another piece of metal which directed into the middle of the pan/fire.
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 08, 2012, 03:15:14 pm: Progress... I think?
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 08, 2012, 03:20:10 pm: View with the funnel raised up to get a look at the burner.
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 08, 2012, 03:33:29 pm: Close up of pre-heater and control valve. The copper tube ends at the valve and then I changed it to 3/8" steel tubing inside the air intake tube thinking it will hold up better in the high heat conditions. The tube proceeds down the air intake throught the top rotor and into the center of the bottom rotor. The bottom rotor has had a paice if 1/4" plate cut to fit in the recess coverinf the lug bolt and hub holes.
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 08, 2012, 03:41:36 pm: This shows the burner with the funnel down. It may be too long. I figure if it trys to blow smoke up the intake tube then I can always shorten it, but hard to make it longer. This pict also shows the steel drip tube 1" off the bottom of the burn pot(rotor with steel plate covering holes).
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 08, 2012, 03:49:27 pm: I also have youtube video posted for your viewing pleasure or displeasure. Any comments appreciated. Sorry couldn't make it link. Just go to Youtube and search

WMO STOVE DRIP.AVI
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: Russ on January 08, 2012, 09:21:33 pm: I did the search on youtube, but was unable to find your video. Is there something else I can search on?
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 09, 2012, 07:37:42 am: I tested the search at youtube worked fine. Took me right to my video. Tried even "WMO Stove" and it was there. Maybe someone can tell me how to link it to the board? Thanks
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: 89CamminGT on January 11, 2012, 01:21:20 am: (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj59/01SVTSnakeBite/craigslist/f9659646.jpg)
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: teched on January 11, 2012, 11:04:35 am: Holly Hot!!! there 89. You got that sucker cookin'. I have to finish my door so I can keep it air tight. I think that is the key to making the MEN idea work. If all the air it can get comes down the intake the tube then it will flower the flame out around the burner. If I need to I saw a guy take the fan out of a Microwave and stuffed into the intake tube.
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: doug on January 11, 2012, 12:11:50 pm: Quote from: teched on January 11, 2012, 11:04:35 am
Holly Hot!!! there 89. You got that sucker cookin'. I have to finish my door so I can keep it air tight. I think that is the key to making the MEN idea work. If all the air it can get comes down the intake the tube then it will flower the flame out around the burner. If I need to I saw a guy take the fan out of a Microwave and stuffed into the intake tube.

looks to me like they're using compressed air to fire the burner in the pic..
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: 89CamminGT on January 12, 2012, 03:51:11 pm: Use air to get it up to temp then it will burn off of the oil alone.
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: tricyclerob on February 24, 2012, 12:45:59 am: To your drip tube question. My stove has the drip tube ending 2" from the end of the air intake tube. This keeps it away from the heat of the flame and in the cooler air stream of the intake. If the tube is allowed to get too hot, the oil can turn to, what's the technical term,... crud ?, and can block the end of the drip tube.
Hope this helps,
rj
Title: Re: Here is a Drawing of my Drip Burner Idea
Post by: Cmdr. Ron on September 18, 2012, 11:22:43 pm: 8 Months passed since you posted :o Ready or not, here it comes . . .

Some questions about that cool idea for a burner, kind sir, if you don't mind.
You have any details on fuel consumption, heat results, and clean-up?
Did you have to modify anything?
How did you decide the spacing of the rotors?
I be a bit bewildered on that intake . ??? It could mere illusion.
It looks intensely as though it is jammed into the exhaust stack.
What say you?

Tricyclerob -
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"My stove has the drip tube ending 2" from the end of the air intake tube. . . away from the heat of the flame . . ."
How far is that from, mmm, something else? Maybe the burner pot bottom?

Thanks guys,