So here is a diagram of my mobile centrifuge setup. Its not finished yet. still in planning and to be built in the next couple weeks. The main heat for the CF is from engine coolant. i will mainly be using this while driving.



- Oil goes from the dumpster to the dirty tank which is heated with a large heat exchanger. It heats the entire tank up to around 160F in 20-30 mins of highway driving.
- From there it is pumped through the FPHE into the CF, then into the barrel for the 1st pass. Then when the barrel is full, i turn the 3way valve from the dirty tank to the barrel position and can just let the CF run to do 2nd and 3rd passes. *With this setup, there will only ever be oil that has been through the CF once in the barrel.
- When i shut down the pump, i will close the valve under the CF to prevent any dirty or wet oil that could fall into the barrel.
- For winter or when i am not driving, there will be a water heater element just above the CF pickup at the bottom of the barrel to heat the oil around that area.
- When the barrel is clean, it will be transfered with a pump through secondary filter, into the clean tank. (which is hooked up to the fuel system) *With this system i can filter and fill my clean tank while driving
-the pump motor and heater element will be powered with a 3000watt inverter, hooked up to deepcycle batteries. which can be charged with onboard wind generators.

I will post more details as it comes together. And i will also be posting my manual 2 valve system design soon.

any questions or criticisms are welcome.
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There is some info mobile Dieselcraft CF setups amony the many posts here . Look around. You many want to add to the thread below and post a link to your message here -

http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/ev...551/m/2001011761/p/1

and here

http://www.burnveg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=546

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the pump motor and heater element will be powered with a 3000watt inverter, hooked up to deepcycle batteries. which can be charged with onboard wind generators

You may want to consider swapping your current alternator with a higher capacity one. Itis probably cheaper and more durable an option than portabel wind generators.

You may also want to consider using air pressure/vacuum to move wvo rather than a pump. This can be provided by a modified automotive air conditioning compressor.

im not sure what alternator i have right now, but it was recently replaced and i was asking about bigger ones and the shop said i it was as big as they come.

the wind generator didnt cost me anything, i built it from parts i found at the dump.

how do you use an AC compressor to move VO, i dont think ive heard of that befor. My bus has a Huge AC system that im not using already.

id also be interested in how to modify an ac compressor to move vo. ive been thinking about removing my ac compressor and bolting in a honda power steering pump in its place, using that to run my centrifuge. the only issue is as i change engine rpms, the pressure will change, and possibly screw up the centrifuge.