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GinNB
Gold Member
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2007
- Messages
- 340
- Location
- NB, Canada, eh?
- Tractor
- 2x Kubota M108S, M105S, 2x M9000, IH885, IH584, IH484, IH454, F3000, F3610, C50, JX70, Landini 5830, JD4630 sprayer
Photographs - burning.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1045/braggsburner2.jpg
The fan is used to supply the airflow to burn and spread the flames. Not many pictures available online though.
Update on my fan problem. I've been told that it was originally a sawdust fan, but googling sawdust fan didn't turn up anything remotely obvious. New York Blower has been sent pics of my wornout fan and are supposed to get back to me. Google's "smart" ads popped up Cincinatti Fan while I was emailing New York Blower, so their local rep has been emailed but wasn't nearly as prompt returning my call as the New York Blower guy was.
Also, I was talking to a fellow who has made blueberry burners before and he says that my burners have been modified in strange ways. The openings on all of my burner heads are apparently too large and therefore require way more air than was originally intended for good combustion, so the previous owner put very large pulleys on the motors and are thus overdriving the fans. They've been like that for over 10 years and he's surprised that they've lasted that long without selfdestructing. He suggests 3000rpm max for the fan, so a smaller pulley on the motor, maybe a slightly larger one on the fanshaft, and run the motor about half speed with smaller air openings on the burner heads.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1045/braggsburner2.jpg
The fan is used to supply the airflow to burn and spread the flames. Not many pictures available online though.
Update on my fan problem. I've been told that it was originally a sawdust fan, but googling sawdust fan didn't turn up anything remotely obvious. New York Blower has been sent pics of my wornout fan and are supposed to get back to me. Google's "smart" ads popped up Cincinatti Fan while I was emailing New York Blower, so their local rep has been emailed but wasn't nearly as prompt returning my call as the New York Blower guy was.
Also, I was talking to a fellow who has made blueberry burners before and he says that my burners have been modified in strange ways. The openings on all of my burner heads are apparently too large and therefore require way more air than was originally intended for good combustion, so the previous owner put very large pulleys on the motors and are thus overdriving the fans. They've been like that for over 10 years and he's surprised that they've lasted that long without selfdestructing. He suggests 3000rpm max for the fan, so a smaller pulley on the motor, maybe a slightly larger one on the fanshaft, and run the motor about half speed with smaller air openings on the burner heads.
