Micro CoGen.

Henry,

You're probably right. Blue had been better. But the guy at the paintshop didn't know the color scheme, he didn't even know what a Kubota was. When I named stationairy engine he came with this color (idiot). Let's blame him .

Recently I bought this original one from an old farmer, this is the show off item:


Tim

Hey Guys,

@BH: Around 9000 milking cows. But manure is only a small part of the digester feeding.

@Mobile Bob: Karma got me after the last comment I wrote here, and left me no other option than get you back on my color scheme, to make me feel a bit better again

Ready for installation now!



Tim

Casey,

Thank you for this information. I finally understand why they listen so bad (deaf) and have such aversion against my ploffing engines.

I will scream louder when I want some coffee and give here a new cordless phone

Should be cleared for a while,
Tim

Casey,

I totally agree with veggie. But the thinnin part may be necessary for some engines or injection systems, but definite not all. Rudolf invented it for veggie oil, not that other stinkin' stuff .

I'm driving such a old Merc, blending only happens below 10 C (50F), from 5% to 50% when it starts freezing. I also changed the injectors to ones with a bit more reservoir at the needle, better quality ones and a bit higher injection pressure (+20bar). This is not theoretical balanced, but from my own experience and reading on the internet. I'm having them redone at the moment, so within two weeks can tell you more. Best achievements and results are done in winter, for that your have to wait till december .

The main problem, as written is mostly with bad quality oil, but also with a diesel engine with no load. When you use your genset at full pull, everything gets freakin' hot, which your engine loves, and the veggie oil too. Every sprayed drop out the nozzle will burn, burn like hell.

When you idle, half the drops wil burn, half will end up in your exhaust and engine. This will F it up in no time with veggie oil.

Tim

Ha,

Nice going. I never thought of circulation the oil, but why not? It seems to work pretty well and gives you more time dewatering it.

I building a similar processor: Raw filtering, washing, dewatering, centrifuge, settling, degreasing (blanked filter) and finising with a 1micron filter. At this moment I'm still buying it from a professional filterer.

Succes,
Tim

Casey,

No thinner . When diesel leaks into the oil, for example during idling for a while, it will evaporates the next time the engine is on full load. The oil gets hotter, evaporating the diesel fuel in it.

Veggie oil will not evaporate from the oil, so either your level will rise or your engine is so worn it will die soon. But veggie oil is no engine oil, so it will start gumming your engine oil. Therefore use Plantomot or something similar.

But why go through all this trouble is your only doing 2k a year?

Stud means stable, stall, sty

Tim

http://vimeo.com/18374860

Casey,

I myself am driving for about 4 years WVO. Tried making biodiesel, but love myself too much (chemicals). Two cars, first was not so much a succes, although I learned heaps. That was a indirect with Bosch VE injection pump.

Second is an inline injection pump from the Mercedes stud. This goes pretty well. Note that there are many mistakes to be made, most of them before you put it in your tank. Filtering, dewatering and degreasing is some you need to do very well. This is the key to 2km of WVO fun or >1 million. Clean and in good shape injectors is second, followed by pre/post glowing and heating the WVO before injecting.

Direct is nog problem at all, only keep in mind that without load your engine will leak fuel to the oil pad. Diesel evaporates next engine load, veggie oil doesn't. BioH posted a nice movie what happens if you oil level gets too high. I also recommend using engine oil that can cope with the veggie oil, like Plantomot. Otherwise your oil will turn into mayonaise.

Regards,
Tim

Feaulfarmer,

Nice going over there, I can see you're a good father, farmer, chemist and environmentalist as well.

Why don't you use the oil straight in the vehicles?

Tim

No problem Bob,

I like the teasing/sarcastic humor too and understood yours. The boy who put his finger in a dike is a Dutch story about a little boy who tried stop a leak in the sea dike with his finger. So far I know a dike can be somethin' else overseas .

We use the heat of the engines to dry manure from the digester. Dry is has a positive value.

Regards,
Tim

Quote from: mobile_bobthere is a man that is sure of his masculinity!

You'de better watch out, years ago al little boy here put his finger in a dike to stop the incoming fluid. Imagine what a grown could do....

No serious, I bought this engine from a hobbit. The guy was funny, but lost it somewhere. Thats what happened to the engine. And I can't really be bothered by it. I do have a wife and some lovely children . If it is too disturbing I will paint it for you. But first finish the system.

@Tom, like Wiebe I come from the land of tulips, wooden shoes (Clogs) and legal smoking gras. The clogs I have, de rest not. My daily job is running an manure/organics digester. Got there 2 Jenbacher CHP's running, each 1060kWe.


Regards,
Tim

Hi there,

Here Tim from up North the freak'n below sealevel Dutch mountains.

I'm building a Genset from an old 1 cyl Kubota KND3 and Denyo generator/3~as motor. The Denyo will be used for off grid, the 3~as motor for on grid. I came here though Wiebe, whom I sold a KND3 body for his broken engine. The Kubota is fairly known here by old farmers, who used it for vacuum, milking the cows.

Hope to learn a lot here, keep posting pictures and tubers, I like that

Regards,
Tim

ps: Nice colours ha......not mine.