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Understanding, Maintaining, Using BURNERS For Natural Gas, Propane, Oil, Coal, Wood, Exotic Fuels, Second Edition (Crafts (Paperback Ritchie Unlimited))

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Author: Ralph W. Ritchie
Publisher: Ritchie Unlimited Publications
Category: Book

Buy New: $11.95

Avg. Customer Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1101028

Media: Plastic Comb
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 78
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.1

ISBN: 0939656450
EAN: 9780939656455

Publication Date: January 1, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The burner is the device which effectively converts a fuel into heat. It can be as simple as a grate in a firebox or as complicated as the pumps, atomizers, blowers, and combustion chamber of an oil burner. The key to efficient burning of any fuel is the burner. The proper choice of burner is the difference between success and failure in fuel combustion. As the heat content of a given fuel increases, so does the complexity of the burning system: Natural gas will burn, although inefficiently, coming out of the end of a pipe. On the other hand, diesel fuel must be vaporized under pressure, preheated, and mixed with the right amount of air-- all toward the goal of getting efficient heat release from something as simple as oil. Each fuel type requires its own unique burner system. Not only must a burner be understood, but it is necessary to know what it takes to keep each type working. Normal operation requires upkeep and as a burner system becomes more complex, so does its upkeep. As a Consumer, it's always nice to know what needs to be done to keep your heating system working. Ever get a snow-job from a service man? As a potential buyer of a furnace or kiln, you have the ability to make a more intelligent choice. You can't always depend on a salesman for all the facts. He is more likely to promote what he has to sell. Originally written for ceramists who should know what they are doing when they use a kiln, this book may be applied to burners, whatever their application. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars

Anything can be published.... November 1, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is nothing more than a multipage advertisement for his other books. There is no advice on understanding or maintaining burners that he doesn't refer the reader to another of his books, and what's up with the incessant hot-tub analogies? His other books may be of more value for potters, but I won't buy any of them.

1 out of 5 stars

Almost totally worthless... March 12, 2004
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

This book is pretty much completely useless to anyone, unless you are firing a very controled kiln environment. Most of what the author talks about is either pointless or just common sense things that go unsaid which you already know.
This book is an extremely bad buy. It lacks any practical value, and is way over priced. This book MIGHT be worthwhile if you can get it for less than $3.00... Even the quality of the book is extremely poor. It is much smaller and shorter than it appears and the actual paper the book is written on appears to have been xeroxed. VERY BAD BUY!! STAY AWAY!!!
I am a fairly advanced potter and own my own gas fired kiln which I built myself from scratch. I know about kilns and kiln books and this is of very little value. If you want a good one try "The Kiln Book", it seems to be the best one out there.

2 out of 5 stars

Burners Understanding Maintaining and Using Burners February 4, 2003
12 out of 14 found this review helpful

From the title I was expecting a more technical book than what I received. Was looking more for designs and engineering rather than general information this book gives.

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