if they were both melted in a pot let's say
Steel often melts at around 1370 degrees C (2500°F). Kind of tough
to do with a "pre-melter" isn't it (not alone the reactor which
reportedly doesn't get anywhere near that temp)?
I just can't picture melted plastic 'clinging' to the steel
I know we're talking steel wire here but have you ever taken copper
wire and heated it to the melting point of the plastic insulation
and see what happens? It does not come off cleanly. It adheres to
the copper wire due to surface tension.
Bottom line, a pre-melter will not solve all of the problems of
extracting the 'raw' plastic from the ragger tail which means more
of the ragger tail will have go into the reactor if they want to
maximize the process and more cleaning down time will be required.
Incidently, what is the plan for handling the waste fiber content?
If it goes into the reactor it will more than likely begin combustion
since wood generally has an ignition temperature of 190-260 C, well
below the reported reactor temp.
Helping to *er*
educate one *um*
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at a *uh* time....