An idea

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An idea

Postby googe » Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:27 am

Hi all, been a slow night at work again :)) . This is only one of 8 designs i did tonight haha. What do you think of this idea? :-| . The reflux falls down onto the reducer and gets vaporized?.

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Re: An idea

Postby crow » Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:46 am

Right first I'm not going to say what it looks like or where I might think you were when ya got the idea but I can say it would be a waste of time . There would be next to no refluxing in that packing as there is no condenser above it and the restrictions you have placed could if anything slightly increase pressure below them slightly raising to boiling temp and making ya cuts smear a lot :twocents-mytwocents: or it could just work like a standard pot still with some unneeded crap in it
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Re: An idea

Postby Al Qaemist » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:55 am

I agree, I have found no noticeable difference other than a longer heat up time to the point were you get distillate output, running with packing or an empty still head. The packing just all gets up to the same temp as the vapour and acts as if it is not there unless you force reflux somehow.

I run all stainless, so maybe with copper you might get more natural reflux - but I can only speak for my first hand experience.
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Re: An idea

Postby googe » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:41 am

Thanks fella's, i put the wrong pic up and couldnt be assed changing it at 2 in the morning!. It is ment to be a reflux still with the condenser above the packing!!.
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Re: An idea

Postby MacStill » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:44 am

Are you looking for a playdough award ? it's been a while since 5Star handed one of those out :laughing-rolling:
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Re: An idea

Postby googe » Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:58 am

When i was looking at it i thought, my god there gunna think im 9 :))
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Re: An idea

Postby R-sole » Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:09 am

It gets a Playdough Certificate of Merit anyway. :laughing-rolling:


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Re: An idea

Postby googe » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:01 am

Thankyou sir! :P haha. Here's another one for ya ;), last one for a while, im starting to annoy poeple :)) .
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An idea

Postby Sam. » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:27 am

What is this one supposed to achieve?
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Re: An idea

Postby MacStill » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:31 am

sam_and_liv wrote:What is this one supposed to achieve?


Another award ? :think:
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Re: An idea

Postby crow » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:10 pm

b-( Well named , now get back t work ya fucking miscreate
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Re: An idea

Postby NotBenStiller » Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:04 pm

are these pics planned to go into an abstract art installation??
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Re: An idea

Postby zwagerman9 » Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:09 pm

Ok. Half inch with a few 180 bends through 2 inch pipe running water then through to leibig. Maybe light packing under neath.
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Re: An idea

Postby googe » Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:27 am

haha i actually had to do some work tonight crow :sad: . Yuppies would pay good money for scribble like mine benstillerimpersonator ;). Interesting zagerman.
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Re: An idea

Postby R-sole » Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:04 am

The 'Take Me To Your Leader' still.

What colour playdough would you like?


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Re: An idea

Postby googe » Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:24 am

I feel spoilt, only half way through eating the last lot :puke-huge:
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Re: An idea

Postby crow » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:57 am

Jeez guys :doh: hey just add my sight glass lights to ya pics
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Re: An idea

Postby bt1 » Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:36 pm

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Re: An idea

Postby googe » Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:49 pm

Theres no pic's bt1?, show us some pic's :))
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Re: An idea

Postby zwagerman9 » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:24 pm

Lol PICS bt1!
I posted that and thought of both yours, and simpler again - Coil wrapped around condensor that 5Star mentioned. 8-}
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