[TheForge] Re: TheForge Digest, Vol 57, Issue 18

GRAF adveniam at att.net
Tue Oct 21 18:26:36 EDT 2008


Furnace water heaters and much of the process equipment runs on 3 to 6 
inches of water column pressure.
I think the mains here are about 12 psi.

Mike Graf

Grant Marcoux wrote:
> What is the normal NG delivery pressure for homes vs. commercial 
> spaces?  I know the size of the delivery pipes varies, but I don't 
> know if the pressure does....any body hip on this?   Grant 
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> *Subject:* Re: [TheForge] Re: TheForge Digest, Vol 57, Issue 18
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> The trouble with NG is that the normal residential pressure isn't 
> enough to run a venturi burner effectively.   Most NG forges are blown 
> to take advantage of a big fuel supply under low pressure and adding 
> enough air to it.
>
>
> CraigS
> Gresham, OR
>
>
> Oct 21, 2008 02:21:00 PM, theforge at mailman.qth.net wrote:
>
>     Would a natural gas forge require added air, i.e. to be blown, to
>     compare, heat-wise, with a propane?
>     JA
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>     > 1. blown vs. Venturi forges (bistline at md.metrocast.net)
>     > 2. Re: blown vs. Venturi forges (craig.schaefer at verizon.net)
>     > 3. Re: blown vs. Venturi forges (Jerry Frost)
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>     > Subject:
>     > [TheForge] blown vs. Venturi forges
>     > From:
>     > bistline at md.metrocast.net
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>     > Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:23:29 -0400 (EDT)
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>     > I currently have a side arm burner forge. I am thinking about
>     building a
>     > forced air burner. Are the forced air burners more efficent in fuel
>     > consumption?
>     >
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>     > Subject:
>     > Re: [TheForge] blown vs. Venturi forges
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>     > Probably not since they are adding air, you need to add fuel as
>     > well. They DO get hotter more easily.
>     >
>     > CraigS
>     > Gresham, OR
>     >
>     >
>     > Oct 15, 2008 04:24:18 PM, theforge at mailman.qth.net wrote:
>     >
>     > I currently have a side arm burner forge. I am thinking about
>     > building a
>     > forced air burner. Are the forced air burners more efficent in fuel
>     > consumption?
>     >
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>     > Subject:
>     > Re: [TheForge] blown vs. Venturi forges
>     > From:
>     > "Jerry Frost"
>     > Date:
>     > Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:47:15 -0800
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>     > No.
>     >
>     > Properly tuned a burner is a burner is a burner. The proper
>     ratio for
>     > a neutral Air:Propane flame is 17.5:1 it doesn't make any
>     difference
>     > how you put the two together and mix them.
>     >
>     > A gun (blown) burner is easier to make, tune and are less
>     sensitive to
>     > back pressure BUT they're more expensive and tie you to electric
>     service.
>     >
>     > Naturally aspirated burners require more precision to make and tune
>     > and are more sensitive to back pressure and stray breezes BUT are
>     > cheaper to make and work anywhere.
>     >
>     > In either case you're introducing a specific amount of propane to a
>     > specific amount of air and hopefully mixing them thoroughly before
>     > they get to the furnace chamber. For any specific amount of propane
>     > there are a specific number of BTUs available. Period.
>     >
>     > Frosty
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>     >
>     >> I currently have a side arm burner forge. I am thinking about
>     building a
>     >> forced air burner. Are the forced air burners more efficent in fuel
>     >> consumption?
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >
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