From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Apr 04 2005 - 14:00:38 PDT
Cummins has a system that should save a little fuel and a LOT of oil
changes. It take a little used oil out of the engine and runs it to the fuel
tank to be burned and at the same time adds new oil to replace the used oil.
500,000 miles oil changes. Maybe that is something to think about.Wayne
http://www.cummins.com/na/pages/en/products/genuinepartsandservices/genuineparts.cfm#CENTINEL
>From: earl.beverly@us.abb.com
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] fuel
>Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:57:22 -0200
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>Hi Gene, Hi All,
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>I actually work in the business. I am the lead engineer for an ethylene
>cracking/poly ethylene unit that ABB is building in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
>I have worked in several gasoline/diesel refineries, so I am not new to the
>process. (I should be in Rio until September).
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>The trick that I am looking to build is "small". There is a guy selling a
>three million dollar, 10 acre, 16,000 gallons per day unit out of South
>Carolina. That is quite a bit more than I am looking for. I am thinking
>everything in a 4'x8'x4' package and producing 100 gallons per day. Maybe
>everything in 8'x8'x40' container with 100 gpd.
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>I am hoping to gain from anyone's practical experience with Lab scale
>thermal cracking and separating. The idea being to;
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>Heat the oil to about 1300 deg F. This will break the oil into light ends,
>raw gasoline, and fuel oil. The gasses and gasoline are used to fire the
>furnace, the fuel oil gets filtered, stored, and used. This is an overly
>simplified version, but you get the idea.
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>Once again - looking for practical experience or even thoughts on the
>subject.
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>Thanks, Earl
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>Message from "SGM PANTANO" <TRUKS1@msn.com> received on 04/04/2005 01:07 PM
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>It has been done..it is being done.. Many oil companies used to buy back
>drain oil and re --refine it. The E FRIGGING PA stopped most of it.. Go to
>a
>local refinery if you have one...and ask them.. It was a very simple
>operation..but -- it was very cost effective and made cheap fuel -- so the
>EPA stopped it..
>Gene
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> > Hi All,
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> > I want to run waste motor oil. I am looking at;
> > 1. filtering and warming.
> > 2. filtering and warming and mixing with diesel.
> > 3. building a "lab" size cracking package to break down the wmo to
>diesel
> > and other gas/oils. Just big enough to meet my needs and run 24/7.
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> > Anyone got any experience along this avenue, especially #3 ?
> >
> > Six M-35A2's (two are parts)
> > One M-51 Dump
> > One M-54 Cargo
> > Two 5kw Gensets (the only power for my home)
> > One 15kw Genset (new to me gov. genset in a sound proofed 8'x8'x28'
> > container - will be home power)
> > One Bucyrus Erie Crane - Diesel
> > One Backhoe - Diesel
> > One Chevy one ton PU - Diesel
> > One Mercedes Car - Diesel
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> > I NEED DIESEL!
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> > Earl
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