[TheForge] propane forge burners

[Dan Brewer]

Since you are looking around at burners look up Mike Porter burners He is
the one who designed the hybrid burner and has refined it . He has refined
the burner to get the most out o fa naturally aspirated burner.  All of the
parts can be found at your local Lowes or Home Depot.

Dan in Auburn

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Jim Brattin <jimbrattin at gmail.com> wrote:

> a while ago i asked for opinions about different propane burner designs
> (hybrid/trex, chileforge, zoeller)...
> i'm still looking and am a bit skeptical of some of the claims vs btu
> numbers published
> here are two comparisons that illustrate my dilemma:
>
> Z-burner: nearly 80k btu/hr @ 15psi (http://zoellerforge.com/zburner.html)
> t-rex: between 40-50 btu/hr @ 15psi (
> http://www.hybridburners.com/BTU-charts.html)
>
> both are 3/4" burners.  both use a .035 jet orifice.  is it possible that
> the induction ratio (air/fuel mix correct?) could account for such a
> dramatic difference?
>
> this is from the hybrid (t-rex) website:
> "They generate approximately a 28:1 induction ratio by volume, as compared
> with an 18:1 or 20:1 ratio for other burner types"
>
> zoeller doesn't provide an induction ratio...
>
> according to advertising, the t-rex burner provides much more efficient
> heat in comparison to the ron reil design burner (
> http://ronreil.abana.org/Image1.jpg) which is a predecessor of the
> z-burner.  the t-rex is also significantly more expensive "Although these
> burners will cost you more than building one out of off the shelf plumbing
> parts, you are getting a LOT more burner for your money" (but this
> statement doesn't match the btu charts).
>
> i'm concerned about burner design because i live at around 8000' elevation,
> so i have to assume that given my altitude, a burner that brings in more
> air is going to be better?
> am i missing something here?
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