Water washing page

[Julian]

If anyone wants to lend a hand with text, I'll bash on with a couple more diagrams for the wash tank page.  Efforts to date here: http://www.biopowered.co.uk/wiki/Water_washing

For those who currently water wash, how critical is drying the bio with heat or will just settling suffice?

[nigelb]

I've always  done the same thing ever since day one when it comes to drying fuel. Apart from the brief foray into WBD my water washing has always resulted in the same method. When my fuel shows signs of clarity and the water is clear coming out it's then time to turn on the heat. I heat the fuel to 60-70C with my air pump on max to aid disipation of the available heat. I then let it bubble until it becomes ambient. When the heater gets switched on you can hear the popping and crackling of the water/moisture  being heated.

Nige

[K.H]

I think you need heat or at least airstones,i would,nt trust just settling

[K.H]

Just seen Nigels post,i do pretty much the same

[Julian]

Thanks Both.

So Ideally I need to show a heater in all the wash tank variants then?  GL didn't show one on his wash tank, but I can see the need for one.

Fancy doing the bubble wash text , Nige, and Keith the mist wash?

[K.H]

We,ve turned them into washing and drying tanks with the addition of airstones and heater
Still not sure about your airline comment in the other thread? could you explain a bit more

[Julian]

I use pneumatic exhaust silencers to bubble my bio, so can get photos of those ... can anyone offer photos of bubbler tube rings, fish tank air stones or I think some people use grinding wheels?

[Julian]

We,ve turned them into washing and drying tanks with the addition of airstones and heater
Still not sure about your airline comment in the other thread? could you explain a bit more

Yes, on your diagram you show yellow air lines running down the inside of the tank with air stones on the ends.  These seem to terminate below the water level, implying they might be for bubble washing rather than drying the bio.  But from later posts they do seem to be used for the latter.

[K.H]

These are what i use,they must be the ceramic ones otherwise they dissolve

[K.H]

We,ve turned them into washing and drying tanks with the addition of airstones and heater
Still not sure about your airline comment in the other thread? could you explain a bit more

Yes, on your diagram you show yellow air lines running down the inside of the tank with air stones on the ends.  These seem to terminate below the water level, implying they might be for bubble washing rather than drying the bio.  But from later posts they do seem to be used for the latter.

AH,with you now
Yes one goes to the bottom,one a bit higher but they dont get turned on untill the water has being drained so they are in the bio then

[Julian]

Have you got, or can you get, a bigger non-ebay photo please, there might be copyright issues!

And what do you recon to showing a heater in each wash tank?

[K.H]

I think the heater is a good idea,i will take a photo in the next few days-got the dreaded lurghi at the mo,feel like s++t ,not going anywhere

[Julian]

Thanks Keith, no rush.

Hope you feel better soon.

There's a lot of it about, wife and several fiends have it and at the New Years party I went to, about 20% were no shows due to flue like ailments.

I'll modify the schematics to show heaters.

[Rotary-Motion]

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=21295

[nigelb]

Nearly finished a page of text re water washing and heat drying. I just need to take some photos of my system. I'll send it all across when it's finished.

Nige