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Re: Adding a thumper to an air Still

2013-09-03T16:14:56+00:00

IMHO the Airstill is too small to attach a viable thumper. In general, a thumper should at least 25% of the capacity of the main still...so the thumper would be 1lt????

Don't do it! There's plenty of other things to play with that might actually have a real application

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:14 pm

Re: Adding a thumper to an air Still

2013-09-03T10:21:11+00:00

I hadn't thought about doing this, but the mechanics should be pretty simple.

The design of the thumper would be the interesting part.

Two choices:

First option: remove the fan and internals from the lids, install the required pipework to transfer the vapour to the thumper. The thumper could be designed with whatever still was desired. The lid of the airstill would need to be held to assist with the slight increase pressure.

Second option: Manufacture a still head to fit the Airstill with all the pipework etc. Manufacture a thumper body that will fit the Airstill Lid. Then you will have a boiler unit and an air cooled thumper.

Lets know if you have a go.

Statistics: Posted by amaark — Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:21 am

Re: Adding a thumper to an air Still

2013-09-03T01:44:59+00:00

Right, I had the mechanics of the thing backwards,,,

Statistics: Posted by KerryW — Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:44 am

Re: Adding a thumper to an air Still

2013-09-02T17:04:59+00:00

You would need to take it apart and put the cooling coil after the thumper. The seal on the lid might not be able to take the needed, albeit slight, pressure.

Chuck

Statistics: Posted by chill — Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:04 pm

Adding a thumper to an air Still

2013-09-02T00:15:50+00:00

Has anyone thought of adding a thumper to an Air still?

just wondering if it could be done..

Statistics: Posted by KerryW — Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:15 am