[TheForge] Traveling Gas

[Jerry Smith]

What kind of screen was it and if it isn't hardware
store stuff, we can I buy some?

Jerry

--- Grover Richardson
<grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:

> The screen performs two purposes.  One is to mix the
> gas, the other is a
> fire block.  A third thing that is generally
> unnoticed is that the screen
> also keeps infra red from getting back to the
> orifice.  I have a plumbing
> pipe version of a burner and I ran it a few times
> without a twist of shim
> stock inside it for a mixer.  There was enough infra
> red in the forge to
> ignite the flame at the orifice.  A fun time was had
> by all until the burner
> was turned off<G>.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Bruce Freeman
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:26 PM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Traveling Gas
> 
> Lynn,
> I don't understand your question.  Who says it would
> not be a good idea?
> Bruce
> NJ
> 
> >>> langfarm at together.net 2/15/2007 2:18 PM >>>
> Hello
> 
> Why would it not be a good idea to add a screen, as
> metal window screen
> , between the mixing chamber and the burn area? This
> is used in the
> boating world to keep flames from going back down
> the fill pipe..
> 
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> 
> Lynn
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> Happens all the time.  The mixture just has to move
> faster than the
> flame front so the fire doesn't travel  back up into
> the mixing chamber.
> 
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> 
> CraigS
> 
> 
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