Ivor and Olive Lewis on thu 13 may 04
Dear Wayne in Key West,
An immediate thought is that this could be burned with a saw dust
blower. Similar calorific value to wood. But then rational thinking
intruded. Most powdered hydrocarbon materials in a finely divided
state have the potential, when dispersed as an aerosol and ignited, to
burn so rapidly that the result is a severe explosion.
But it might be a useful filler for anyone wishing to make large light
weight terra cotta or earthen ware relief wall tiles.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on thu 13 may 04
Hi Ivor,
One could dampen them a little...let them absorb humidity
from havng some water in advance, in a closed
container...no 'explosion' that way...when shovelled or
tossed into
the inferno...
Phil
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivor and Olive Lewis"
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Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:06 PM
Subject: Paper dust. Could be a Hazard
> Dear Wayne in Key West,
> An immediate thought is that this could be burned with a
saw dust
> blower. Similar calorific value to wood. But then rational
thinking
> intruded. Most powdered hydrocarbon materials in a finely
divided
> state have the potential, when dispersed as an aerosol and
ignited, to
> burn so rapidly that the result is a severe explosion.
> But it might be a useful filler for anyone wishing to make
large light
> weight terra cotta or earthen ware relief wall tiles.
> Best regards,
> Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia
>
>
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Ivor and Olive Lewis on fri 14 may 04
Or, Phil,
If you had the time and the patience you could compress the stuff into
briquettes
Best regards, and good wishes for your move to northern climes,
Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia
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