Coyote_Red
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I am starting to think about sources for oils to spin and burn. I my have access to a lot I mean a LOT of waste oil. I work in a machine shop and we dump all of the waste water and oils into an evaporation system when machines leak or things get spilled. this mixture gets pumped into the evaporator and separated into waste water and waste oil tanks. I know a medium size tanker shows up once a week to haul out liquids. To give an idea of our volume of operation we send out a 60 yard dumpster of chips EVERY DAY!
Things that get dumped into the evaporator are everything from cutting oil, spindle oil, way oil, hydraulic oil, quench oil form carbuizing heat treat, and soluble coolant.
My concerns are: 1) coolants won't evaporate and end up in the oil tank 2) acidic or basic corrosion due to pH level 3) synthetic oils won't burn in a waste blend. I plan to set up a centrifuge system to filter the oils after they settle out any solids or water.
Any experiences or things to be concerned about with this fuel source?
Things that get dumped into the evaporator are everything from cutting oil, spindle oil, way oil, hydraulic oil, quench oil form carbuizing heat treat, and soluble coolant.
My concerns are: 1) coolants won't evaporate and end up in the oil tank 2) acidic or basic corrosion due to pH level 3) synthetic oils won't burn in a waste blend. I plan to set up a centrifuge system to filter the oils after they settle out any solids or water.
Any experiences or things to be concerned about with this fuel source?