So i decided to make a project come true i have been thinking on for a long time now.
The goal was:
A compact stillhead, that uses a minimum of water and could run without a pump.
Further it should be suitable for running both..a hard strippingrun on full power and a spiritrun.
The basic idea is the compact potstill head.
As i read in here i stumbled on a older post, that gave me inspiration for it: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =16&t=8046
A few improvements had to be made.
First i wanted two outlets, to prevent smearing. One of them would act as a drain and can be operated with a 1/4" ballvalve.
Next...i could under no circumstances have a enclosed spiritchamber, i would have to be with a possible vent to atmosphere.
That's why you see a piece of flourdough on top of it on the video.
It will be sealed off with a thermoprobe and some PTFE tape. Should a situation occur and the chamber pressurises, it would simply blow the probe out.
Function is as follows: The vapor rises from the boiler through the "riser" and into the spiritchamber.
The chamber is surrounded by water (holds 250 ML) and product condensates on the sidewalls.
Now, foreshots would run to the bottom and can be discarded by opening the small ballvalve on the side.
The takeoff is flush with the bottom, so it will drain the whole chamber.
The valve is then closed and as the still comes to operating temperature, the spiritchamber starts to fill with product.
Cause the chamber is surrounded by water, the spirits will cool to a acceptable temperature before leaving the still, hence my small Liebig.
Eventually it reaches the takeoff point 20 mm from the bottom and up, and overflows to a copperpipe.
The video shows also my little mini Liebig i build for this project. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 87&t=54834
The 12 mm pipe on it, would not be sufficient if i had to deal with vapor, as in a VM...but as "aftercooler"...it is...well..cool..
I had a lack of silicone hose, so it's not operational. I also forgot to make a little driplip...so i used a stainless bolt as a "racoon pecker"...
As you see, my pump is unplugged...the whole thing runs purely on the capillar effect..you han hear it in the video.
Height: 260 mm
Condenserhead 76 mm, holds 250 ML water
All connections are 1/4"
- Sideview with both water connectors.
- The whole thing, coverplate on top needs to be drilled, allenscrews to be mounted.
- Top with ventilation/termoport.
