Waste oil smelter build

[gaz1]

i will show this one

 

[8ob]

Had a mad five minutes this afternoon so cut up one of the tanks, I think I will get the base and top out of one tank.

Half of the tank will be the legs/base. Chose the radius for the corners, was going grinding disc or paint pot but went for brake disc in the end

 

[Pete.]

That is some bloody tidy plasma cutting!

 

[8ob]

That is some bloody tidy plasma cutting!

Its not a bad set, I need to get a few different nozzle sizes for it. I need the bigger nozzles to cut those gurt plates I had off you


Bob

 

[magnet]

I cut the copper feed pipe and fitted some clear pipe and all seems well, brought the jet assembly forward in the pipe and its stopped flaming out.. I may tinker with the tube diameter, the fan is flat out and the pressure is up on the jet. Wondered if a smaller tuber would increase velocity.

Here is a Gaztube vid.

Jeez next stop the moon. Thats awesome hats off sir

 

[8ob]

Jeez next stop the moon. Thats awesome hats off sir

Thats with a 2.5mm jet, I am going to try a 4mm

Bob

 

[magnet]

Thats with a 2.5mm jet, I am going to try a 4mm

Bob

Ok Mars

 

[mtt.tr]

Thats with a 2.5mm jet, I am going to try a 4mm

Bob

Are you aiming to melt iron?

 

[8ob]

Are you aiming to melt iron?

Only for Ali.



Bob

 

[sako243]

Only for Ali.

That might be what you're aiming for but I suspect like all Bob projects it'll end up more like:

Are you aiming to melt iron?

 

[8ob]

Had another play with the smelter today.

Trimmed down the legs to lose some height , scribed in and attached the top and cut the hole for the door.

 

[julianf]

Had another play with the smelter today.

Trimmed down the legs to lose some height , scribed in and attached the top and cut the hole for the door.

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Bob, I just looked - did you ever mention what design of burner you made?

I'm assuming one of those, is it, delevan syphon nozzles? Did you follow some sort of plan or make it up as you went along?

Your burner looks a lot more controllable than my lashups.

 

[8ob]

Bob, I just looked - did you ever mention what design of burner you made?

I'm assuming one of those, is it, delevan syphon nozzles? Did you follow some sort of plan or make it up as you went along?

Your burner looks a lot more controllable than my lashups.

Its a syphon jet off ebay,










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I made the burner position assembly adjustable within length of the burner tube, glad I did because it seems critical. That said I had it running/tuned in minutes and it now starts and runs instantly with no faffing about. I have just bought on a just in case basis a larger 4mm nozzle because I am unsure of the output vs chamber size, also spun up a spacer to try throttling the air flow down in case its all too big.

 

[Lewis_RX8]

Aprroval of Oil Burner Himself ! nice one

 

[julianf]

Its a syphon jet off ebay,





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I made the burner position assembly adjustable within length of the burner tube, glad I did because it seems critical. That said I had it running/tuned in minutes and it now starts and runs instantly with no faffing about. I have just bought on a just in case basis a larger 4mm nozzle because I am unsure of the output vs chamber size, also spun up a spacer to try throttling the air flow down in case its all too big.

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Thank you.

Is the transformer / electrode combination an "always on" setup, or does it just spark to ignite?

I wasnt sure if you, basically, had the bits above stuck on a standard kerosene fan / ignition transformer / photosensor / control box combination, or if the stuff behind it was custom also?

Thank you.

 

[8ob]

Thank you.

Is the transformer / electrode combination an "always on" setup, or does it just spark to ignite?

I wasnt sure if you, basically, had the bits above stuck on a standard kerosene fan / ignition transformer / photosensor / control box combination, or if the stuff behind it was custom also?

Thank you.

Its all in a kit and sold as a waste oil burner kit, I am not sure if the igniter should run continuously or just on firing up. There is very little info on any of this so I am basically designing and building the whole thing as I go.

Bob

 

[Kram]

Looks good. Does the burner need compressed air? Looks like you have a blower in video.

 

[julianf]

Looks good. Does the burner need compressed air? Looks like you have a blower in video.

Pretty sure they have both.

The compressor does the oil atomisation bit and then the fan does the actual air for combustion.

 

[8ob]

Looks good. Does the burner need compressed air? Looks like you have a blower in video.

Pretty sure they have both.

The compressor does the oil atomisation bit and then the fan does the actual air for combustion.

Its a syphon jet that sucks up its own oil and the air also atomises. The reason I have rigged it up to use a gas bottle as a resevoir is because I wanted to add a few psi to it so I can maintain a consistent oil flow, using it as a syphon the oil flow slows as the oil level drops which in turn alters the flame. All experimental atm but its getting there. Next stage is to tip the whole thing upside down and cast the refractory concrete lining in the roof to form an arch, dont think my bricklaying skills are up to building arches

Bob

 

[Barlidge]

Would a dosing pump something like those that feed Eberspacher's run from a battery work as an oil feed Bob?