GAS-L: Uniflow design, was Re: GAS-L: Petes dream is a reality

[jerry dycus <jerry5335@yahoo.com>]

       High Peter and All,
         These units are 300kw and up, a little too
big for most people!
      I believe what we need is a 5 + 10 kw, 8hp to
16hp units for home/ business use. In these sizes
getting biomass to run them would be easy.
       I have a few questions on uniflow engines.
        Do you need to have 2 cylinders?
       Would a single cylinder 2 stroke motor work as
eff?
      I was going to make up for the loss of heat thru
the single piston unit by insulating the bottom end
and crankcase, in fact the whole engine, boiler, but
the condenser.
      What pressure do you use to fill the motor with
before use start it to get the right temps range to
work eff?  
       These units seem to be the only means of using
producer gas eff because they don't waste the heat of
the gasifer.
       If I can use a single cyl 2 stroke engine for
the basis of an eff rakine motor it would save a lot
of work. Then all I would have to do is build a flash
boiler , comdenser and feed pump.
       BTW I have a Marks Manual.
           Thanks,
                 jerry dycus 
--- Peter Singfield <snkm@btl.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gavin!!
> 
> Your right -- it is exactly what I have been looking
> for. Will have to
> discuss technical matters with these people.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Peter
> 




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