openspaceman

Not me but heat is heat no matter the source, pollution and heavy metals are another matter.

I agree with @Woodworks that a dehumidifier won't be effective. The reason I asked if the RH of the outlet air was tested was to see how close to saturation you were getting, the aim is to get to near 100% saturation at the lowest temperature you can get down to. For example ( and I'm picking these figures from thin air one would have to consult psychrometric tables to get real numbers) it's 15C where the kiln is and the air going in is at 60C, the air coming out should be around 20C and 95%+ RH. If the RH leaving is lower it means the air is not in contact with enough log surface and hence is not picking up enough moisture to be efficient, similarly if the exhaust temperature is higher then not enough of the heat input is getting into the logs. I used to use earlier versions of these Temperature and Humidity Data Logger - EL-USB-2 WWW.LASCARELECTRONICS.COM Temperature and Humidity USB Data Logger

It probably needs more recirculation within the kiln and maybe smaller logs. Have you measured the outlet air for moisture saturation?

In that case I wouldn't worry as the pressure from the fans will far outweigh any difference in buoyancy of moist air and it may be that heat is better conserved because as the warm air picks up moisture it cools and cooler air plus water vapour will fall even given water vapour is lighter than air normally.

Me too but it's early days yet as I don't get through much.

Remember what the dormouse said

I was more into folk blues including cohen, dylan, pentangle, davy graham, lightfoot, than heavier stuff but liked Grace a lot after Woodstock, I will have been with US conscripts in Germany for a short while then listening on the 8 track to Steppenwolf, Lauden wainright, Arlo Guthhrie, Buffalo springfield, Beacon street union, Doors to name but a few. ( Ruby was banned on the base). Overall I was optimistic, only now do I realise how misplaced, who could have thought things would get so much worse.

I guess I heard Jimi's version long before Dylan's original, always liked it especially for the lyrics, rooted in Ecclesiastes I think.

The simplicity of those single plane push rod V8s is what appeals to me about them. It's what I'd chose if I wanted tens of hp, else for one hp a B&S (spit) side valve. In fact a long time back I came across an article about a guy who was running a V8 on steam, the exhaust exited via the coolant galleries to keep it all warm. IIRC this was one using a bump poppet activated by the pistons to allow high pressure steam in at eitheh side of TDC.

Things are bound to have come on in the gasification field over the last 80 years especially with modern control electronics The cost advantage must be considerable now. Any more details available?

there are some among us who think life is but a joke

Good luck with that. Modern engines are intolerant of dirty fuel and people don't expect to have to take the head off (easy with an old side valve engine) and scrape off the tar deposits every thousand miles. It did look like a group in California were getting close to producing a clean offgas of CO and H2 but even they went quiet, as have the earlier posters on this thread. PC20 Power Cube - ALL Power Labs WWW.ALLPOWERLABS.COM The Power Cube PC20 is a sensible solution to the critical global need for low-carbon energy, using agricultural and... It would be interesting to see a hierarchy of heat to motive power devices to compare comparative performance. I'll start with the proposition that steam turbines don't compete under about 600hp. An eccentric but prolific self taught engineer in Ireland is posting a series of his Heath Robinson but serious attempts to generate dry steam from wood and power a cylinder for a small railway engine,

I'm not familiar with these kilns but is there not a fan blowing fresh air into the kiln?

Mostly inability to pay competitive wages as the business loses work. The thing is, unless you've bought a lemon secondhand out of warranty, cars are incredibly reliable and have long service intervals so cheaper to replace a vehicle at 8-10 years old than repair it.

It's what I believe and think I said earlier in the thread but I don't know of any cases that would have set the precedent.

An old thread but just saw a wannabe youtube millionaire set forth on this subject from 1minute 17 seconds in

This one?

Good lord what a scam

The way the bark is trying to flake off a plane, possibly oriental

Huh I didn't realise it wasn't and Irish company, still better than chinese

My take is that is an actionable nuisance so crack on, best of luck getting the costs off of the owner but you might just make a case for defraying some cost by selling the wood. I don't think so, felling licences were originally to stop trees which were a strategic reserve being prematurely felled, I'm not at all sure of the reasoning behind requiring a permission for dealing with windblow. Dunno but nothing to do with the gardener just between the forest authority and landowner. See above I guess the landowner could reasonably foresee they will fall on the neighbouring garden and thus he would become liable for damage and abating the nuisance.

What happened to Tillotson, I'd have been far happier buying the bits from Ireland. The thing is it works and I'll hardly ever use it so simply not worth fettling it.

Snot mine. This one was brought in for repair and only needed a ring but once running the young lady didn't want it back. It is by no means immaculate and the carb could do with overhaul as it is a problem to start from cold which I put down to poor pump diaphragm. Once running it's fine.

I know what you mean, when I first saw his little pelton I thought that's strange I thought impulse turbines were efficient at very high heads and below that you were better off with reaction devices, like francis turbines or even archimedes screws. What sort of flow and head do you have available, if any fish on the scene then archimedes screw seem to do least damage. The thing is at the single dwelling level apart from solar panels there's not much done. Now we're into spring my PV is producing quite nicely but I'd still like a small thermal electric device to make up for shortfalls . Micro hydro or wind are not possible here

It arrived safely this morning thanks Steven