Calculating btu?

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Calculating btu?

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I have a 600 kpa regulator connected to a three ring burner. From what I know, the three ring is rated at 100,000 btu?.

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didnt seem to have air mixture right googe
I use a pot still.Sometimes with a thumper
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Greatest efficiency is usually minimum yellow flame. Adjust the air window...but efficiency and max burn are two dif things.

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tater, I run it at around 100kpa in spirit runs and it has a nice blue flame. But anything over say 150kpa it starts turning yellow, even when playing with the vents. Over 150 and when I adjust vents, the flame lifts and tries to go out, if I back the vent off it goes yellow again, can't seem to get blue flame at high kpa?. Thanks dad, will look into that.
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Id think your blue flame just before turning yellow with correct air mix is max burners will handle
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Would drilling the burner holes/outlet help?.
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