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YouTube WVO Centrifuge Videos

an Anonymous Greaser - Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 07:54 Tags: links inline

YouTube wvo centrifuge videos:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_vi...

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Cleaning Vegetable Oil with a Centrifuge

an Anonymous Greaser - Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 09:50 Tags: links inline


"The whole setup with the heater tank in the background and the barrel to catch the oil to the left. The white bucket is to catch any oil that happens to come out of the cream spout."

http://www.green-trust.org/TBB/2007/06/cleaning-vege...

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Dieselcraft “Cyclone” Series Oil Centrifuges for Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) and Biodiesel

an Anonymous Greaser - Friday, November 9, 2007 - 04:38 Tags: links inline

Contamination removed without a filter in 10 hours

"The centrifuge can handle maximum particle size of 500 micron at the input. The centrifuge nozzles are .045 inches/ 1.15 mm. However, for the safety of the pump, it is best if a suction filter of 100 micron is used.

Model OC-20
Flow rate .93 GPM or 55 gallons per hour
Measures 4” Diameter by 6” Tall
Supplied Universal mounting plate is 3” wide x 4” long with a flange mount with two ½ holes and a 1” NPT female coupling for affixing the return line.

Rotor holding capacity: 10.5 oz of contamination.

The flow is the key. The centrifuge can only handle 55 GPH. You need a pump that will give you 90 PSI at 0.93 GPM / 55 GPH for ultimate performance. The minimum operating pressure is 35 PSI. The viscosity also enters into the equation, the thinner the better so heating the fuel to 140+ will also increase performance. Straight room temp vegetable oil may take some experimenting with."

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Using a Centrifuge to Clean my WVO

an Anonymous Greaser - Friday, November 9, 2007 - 04:28 Tags: links inline

"I have been using a Dieselcraft centrifuge (CF, designed originally for lube-oil bypass filtering, price= $200) to filter my waste vegetable oil (WVO) and it works great. I no longer need to buy replacement filters, and it dewaters the VO (which no filters can do - including "water block" types.). I put the VO sucked right from the dumpster through a 100 mesh screen into the rig, no settling needed. The VO needs to be heated to >120F and then pumped through it at 90psi and 0.9gpm. It spins at around 7000 rpms. The way I have the water heating elements, it is removing water both by centrifuge action (the best) and by Flash evaporation. I have sent samples to a testing lab and it showed good results, both for water and particle removal."

http://www.xyzworks.com/centrifuge.htm

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3 Tank WVO System Howto Research

an Anonymous Greaser - Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 23:45 Tags: links inline

"I need some tips on making a 3 tank sytem work. Most things I have read here involve letting the oil settle and heating/filtering it. Is this possible while driving, if I have a seperate dirty tank?

I want to use standard types of filters as I will be travelling in mexico and want something very common in older busses and trucks. How many filters and what types will I need? Is it possible to use hydraulic filters?

I am thinking of using the coolant hoses to heat the tanks, possibly along with an electric heater. Do I have to cut open my tanks, or is it possible to feed the hoses in?

I am also looking at putting my veggie oil line inside the coolant line that heats the tank. Does anyone know where I can find the fittings for this?

As for WVO collection, what type of pump is best/cheapest? Do I really need to shell out $200-$300. And does anyone have experience collecting WVO in cold climes? I would assume some sort of heated tip is necessary. I have a heater element that may work, I'm just wondering if anyone has done this. [...]

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