Re: Drip-fed Oil burners
Posted by: Ben (IP Logged)
Date: June 02, 2006 01:07PM
<HTML>Hi,,,I think wer'e talking a pot burner here, I think the army used gas,,,but there are better ways to burn gasolene,,,,No need to filter the oil,,,The old boys I recall using these,,,put a big brake brum in a furnace[whatever] and put tire chain in the brakedrum,, toss in a cup of oil,,2oz of k-1 and 1oz gas then torch it off,,,when the oll has mostly burned off,,,drip in oil at some regulated rate,,,NOT TO FLOOD the thing,,,Draft will need to be attended to,,DO NOT FORGET as the thing warms up,,,any gravity feed will increse an flood the thing,,,,this is how many garages were burned during depression days,,, Another REAL dainger is a slug of water in the oil supply,,,Steam puts out the fire,,,, ,,,, and the hot firebox re ignites the oil when oil returns,,,usually dissasembling the smokepipe,,and you may need to locate the firebox door also ,,,Overall not a flexable system suited for transport work,,,Think about steam atomizer,,maybee,,,DISCLAIMER,This is all for theory and should be only be considerd for ideas,,,Mild clorox solution good for burns,,,does someone recall the percent??? Remember that oil or whatever fuel,,spilled or poured on a HOT surface will prodice a VAPOR BALL which can turn to a FIREBALL in a FLASH,, THINK FIRST,,,Try to see the dainger first,,,Have a plan///and a plan B also,,,,Good Luck Ben</HTML>