Wearing my “Tool-using Think-maker” hat, I designed a simple methane collector for use in warm climates as found in East Africa. The methane would be used for cooking, or to power petrol-fuelled static machinery, such as a borehole pump or electricity generator.
But, to my mind, although the simplest design worked, it had certain flaws, mainly to do with safety. After all, methane is flammable.
So, I have been tweaking the design and I came up with a slightly modified version, which I felt was safer as I designed in an anti-blow-back device.
But I was still not satisfied. So now I have come up with a Mk2 version. I have been playing around with this version for a few months now, and I am just about happy with it.
Unfortunately, it is far more complicated (and therefore more expensive) to build, but easier to maintain.
I will be returning to Kenya on 12th November and I hope I will be able to build one of the new Mk2 models – or at least, something approaching it. It all rathe depends on what materials I can find, what tools are available, etc.
November 2, 2009 at 01:46 |
hello,
Thank you for the great quality of your blog, every time i come here, i’m amazed.
black hattitude.