9fingers wrote:Was thinking as I was running WBAB through my reflux, if there is a correlation between vapour temperature in the reflux tower and the percentage alcohol collected.
Boiling points of the main parts of the vapour are alcohol at 78.37 and water at 100, so the vapour temp would be a calculation based on the percentages of each
Formula
Strength of distillate = -4.623209*vapour temp-462.320851
Doubleuj wrote:9fingers wrote:Was thinking as I was running WBAB through my reflux, if there is a correlation between vapour temperature in the reflux tower and the percentage alcohol collected.
Boiling points of the main parts of the vapour are alcohol at 78.37 and water at 100, so the vapour temp would be a calculation based on the percentages of each
Formula
Strength of distillate = -4.623209*vapour temp-462.320851
Nice calculations but, what if your input energy spikes or the temp of your cooling water changes, or passive reflux increases due to a breeze.. unfortunately, unless you ran your still in a complete vaccum then there’s no formula that could possibly control all the variables.
Doubleuj wrote:Looks good Astro :handgestures-thumbupleft: is that a copper funnel? Did you build it or buy it?
woodduck wrote:Trying to run a 6" on only 3600w :angry-banghead: not gonna happen, no where near enough power. 3600 is only enough to reflux not for take off. Looks like it's gonna be a strip run now. Never leave power cords plugged in! Someone will turn it on and cook ya element :angry-banghead:
bluc wrote:Sweet funnel is it pressed?
A&O wrote:Putting my still together in is glorious entirety for the first time :happy-partydance:
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