The
technology behind the amazing MK Glycerin Burner.
The MK Glycerin
Burner from AlterHeat was designed from the
ground up to burn glycerin. After identifying the
properties of glycerin, we determined that a modified
waste oil burner would not be a suitable base on which
to build an efficient burner for glycerin. Because of
their poor fuel atomization and improper air flows, all
modified waste oil burners require a combustion enhancer
to be co-burned with the glycerin, adding to inefficient
and costly operation..
The MK Burner is
built on the same reliable Beckett AF burner chassis as
many waste oil burners, but that is where the similarity
ends. To be sure, due to it's nature, glycerin will
never burn efficiently in a modified waste oil
burner!
Some key design
features contributing to the success of the MK Burner
include:
-
Patented nozzle
provides extremely uniform atomization of fuels
-
190 psi, high
pressure atomization
-
No preheat
assembly required
-
Patented water
purge system
-
Unique air flow
design eliminate the need for a flame retention head
Here is a photo of
our MK model burner combusting 100% crude glycerin
(video is available
here). This photo is unique because the flame is
derived solely from glycerin, with no combustion
enhancers added.
Our technology burns
glycerin in a short, intense, and nebulous flame. With
an optical pyrometer, the combustion temperature of the
glycerin-only flame has been averaging over 3000 degrees F.
In fact, glycerin
burns so completely that the fuel igniters on the burner
can be shut off at any time in the cycle, and the
burning continues uninterrupted! However, due to the
irregularity and inconsistency of glycerin, we advise
leaving the igniters on.
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