Dear Harmon, Gasification: Diesel engines will burn producer gas, but require 5-20% diesel fuel for the ignition Spark engines will burn diesel, but the low compression ratio results in a 50-70% power rating. Gas engines, (or Spark or diesel converted to 12/1 CR) achieve good power on full producer gas and are the engine of choice for producer gas. Yours truly, Tom Reed Dr. Thomas Reed The Biomass Energy Foundation 1810 Smith Rd., Golden, CO 80401 303 278 0558; tombreed@home.com; www.woodgas.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harmon Seaver" <hseaver@cybershamanix.com> To: <gasification@crest.org> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 8:22 AM Subject: Re: GAS-L: rated power - Dual Fuel Diesel > One question about woodgas in diesels: I think I recall reading > somewhere that a gas engine would burn woodgas more efficiently if the > compression were raised. If this is correct, then I would think a > diesel, with it's much higher compression, would be the best choice for > woodgas. > And, since the diesel normally doesn't use any sort of throttle on > the air intake, but controls engine speed by way of the fuel injection > pump, with wood gas the diesel fuel use could remain minimal, just at an > idle setting or enough to provide ignition, no more -- and the added > woodgas "carburetor" controlling the engine speed. > > -- > Harmon Seaver, MLIS > CyberShamanix > Work 920-203-9633 > Home 920-233-5820 > hseaver@cybershamanix.com > http://www.cybershamanix.com/resume.html > > > > - > Gasification List Archives: > http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/current/ > > Gasification List Moderator: > Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com > www.webpan.com/BEF > List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> > List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> > List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> > > Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html > - > Other Gasification Events and Information: > http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/bioam/ > http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml > http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/ > - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/current/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/bioam/ http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/
