Re: [Fwd: GAS-L: gasifier]

[Ian Main <imain@stemwinder.org>]

You should take a look at this site:

http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/bp/16/woodfire.htm

This guy has been running a wood gasified car for a while now, and has
a complete writup of what he does to make things work.  He uses a
wet filtering system to get all the particulates out of the gas.
He also injects steam into the gasifier to get more hydrogen production.
I haven't heard of this prior, but I've seen it a few other places
since.

Ian


On Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 11:22:41AM -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote:
> Peter Singfield wrote:
> 
> > Dear Harmon;
> >
> > Sounds like you have everything under control. Just do some research on
> > tars and engine damage.
> 
>       Yes, tars and fly ash are definitely a concern and need be dealt with --
> another reason to consider just using junkyard engines, with several kept in
> reserve, I guess.  8-)
> 
> >
> >
> > Then -- what is you fuel? And is it dry enough? If not -- how to dry it?
> >
> >
> 
>       Another concern -- I suppose the heat from cogen could help with drying.
> Also I'm thinking of building some sort of hydraulic (running off the genset
> engine, of course) "crusher" for pallets. But also thinking of many other fuel
> sources than wood chips -- corn cobs, cattail leaves, etc. Eventually a
> pelletizer would be nice to have.
>       Corn is another very strong option, especially waste (damaged) corn.
>       OTOH, how crucial is it to have really dry fuel? If you look at the Kuenzel
> boiler design (http://www.kuenzel.de), they are claiming complete gasification of
> green wood, albeit using forced draft for both primary and secondary air, as well
> as an oxy sensor in the flue and computer controlled.
>       Which may be the way to go. I'd asked previously about the possibility of
> building a gasifier that burned logs downdraft style, with forced draft, but got
> no real response.
> 

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