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Pressure Nozzle / Re: Kyle's wmo pressure system
« on: January 17, 2010, 01:55:25 pm »
is this a syphon nozzle system or are you just firing the oil through a regular nozzle????

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Babington / Re: playing with a babington
« on: January 17, 2010, 01:10:53 pm »
so we have the oil level 1mm over the top of the nut, now this once blown up into the air is not enough to promote a flammable mixture, because the oil is cold it will spit and shoot blobs of oil instead of a fine mist, so we have to heat the oil, i use a glowplug from a diesel car, but a 110v/240v heater would probably be easier, it only need to be a small heater like 150w as the hot oil rises up, then turn on the air, light with a blowtorch and your away,  turn off the heater  after about 1-2 minutes as the flame will warm the oil, you will do well to let the atomised fuel up a tube with holes to let the flames out and air in, as long as the oil level remains constant and the air is 30psi, it will continue to burn forever i suppose, no soot and no cleaning as its fantastically clean burn with no smoke just heat waves, if you have anymore pictures or have anymore questions i will try to help, cheers

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Babington / Re: playing with a babington
« on: January 17, 2010, 12:58:57 pm »
hi there its quite difficult to explain it in depth due to the way i see it but i will try.... here goes....

Imagine having 2 containers 1 filled with oil the other empty on a table side by side....


right now if i put a pipe between the two containers.......


the oil will flow untill it is equal on both sides


so we use this to maintain a constant level in our smaller burner tube,the sump as you will see hold lots more oil than the burner tube so the level take a long time to change, and the ball cock keeps this level constant, much like the level of water in a toilet cistern...
ok now the burner

the oil level is kept contantly 1 mm ove the top of the dome headed nut (you could use a brass doorknob or anything smooth and with a curve this lets the oil cover the hole easily once the oil have been atomised and blown up in the burner tube...

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Babington / playing with a babington
« on: January 16, 2010, 02:59:58 pm »
after trying to get the bit together for my beckett style burner and failing miserably, i decided to start up my babington project once more (id dismantled it all and was ready to skip it), well put it together again and started it up it lit easily after i warmed the oil for 30ish seconds with the glow/heater plug and threw out plenty heat no smoke or smells,
Now im not using a pump to move the oil, ive made a sump at the same height as a piece of  capped off pipe and connected it with some 2" box section, now as long as i keep an accurate level in the sump the capped pipe level stays the same, then ive submerged a brass dome headed nut with a 0.03mm hole and hooked up an air compressor, my workshop floor will never rot as i slop oil all over the place (messy worker), ive a few adjustments and then i will get onto harnessing all the heat, i think a propane tank will do to house the burner and then another with a gap to allow me to have a fan running to blow the air round the workshop i will try to put a pick up to show you guys the idea, and maybe some vids of it running


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Welcome Center / Re: hi from downunder
« on: January 15, 2010, 03:04:08 pm »
watcha

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Waste Motor Oil / Re: Black deisel
« on: January 15, 2010, 03:02:47 pm »
how about making/using a centrifuge to remove contaminents, i wil be centrifuge-ing all my oil for my burner, just as a precaution

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Siphon Nozzle / Re: where to got a syphon nozzle in the UK???????
« on: January 15, 2010, 03:00:58 pm »
seriously struggling now, i can find a nozzle (and i havent even got to the first base/hurdle yet) i did a guy on ebay for $19 +$14 shipping but doesnt have the adapter i will need to fit the nozzle, how often should i be replacing the nozzle (blockage/wear) ??? so its upto you guys to help me out...... cheers Nik

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Siphon Nozzle / where to got a syphon nozzle in the UK???????
« on: January 14, 2010, 11:24:13 am »
Been in touch with Danfoss UK and they dont do them, ??? even though they are made by hago/danfoss, so ringing Delavan in USA, not much help  :-\, rang THERMOBILE (people who make a commercial equivalent of what we are doing on this site) explained my plight, was told nicely to go away >:( they were NOT going to help,
so once i find someone who can supply me i will propbably buy a few and help out others on this site ;D

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Welcome Center / Re: hello hello from my little corner of the globe
« on: January 13, 2010, 03:21:06 pm »
yes im in a small village called Little London, nnothing to do with the real London, we are outside Gloucester, i have some ideas for the centrifuge and will disclose with pictures the further i get with it, cheers for the welcome though

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without sounding jumped up, its good to see someones steep learning curve on here, that way we can all learn by each others triumphs and tribulations, i have a friend who has purchased a decent sized heater made by thermobile, i will try to gain a few pics and some info so we can copy it, keep up the good work ANDY

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Welcome Center / hello hello from my little corner of the globe
« on: January 12, 2010, 12:38:24 pm »
hi guys i intend to make a beckett style burner to keep me warm in my workshop,ive tried the babington (too much messing to get it to light and fine tune)  if all goes well i will retrofit my household boiler to have free heat....... nothing better than being warm in your house for one of the most expensive utilities  ;D . i'll knock up a centrifuge later to clean the oil as i collect it.... any direction/ help so i dont make any silly mistakes would be great for either the burner or centrifuge, cheers Nik

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