Re: GAS-L: Small Scale Gasifiers Defined

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:24:00 -0700, 
"Pat Travis" <patravis@energyproducts.com> wrote in message 
<sd199659.064@energyproducts.com>:

> Dear Tom and GAS-L subscribers,
>  
> When defining or putting a "label" onto a process such as gasification
> there are two distinct audiences that must be considered from a
> commercial standpoint. The first is the regulatory and technical
> community and the second is the general public.

..I beg to differ:  I see _3_ different such distinct audiences: 
the first is the regulatory community, the second is the general 
public, and the _third_ is technological (but still clueless) community.


..face it, whether it is power from thermochemical gasification, 
or bandwidth throttling and metering thru penguin* boxes, it is 
still "black magic".  (Yeah, I do both.)  ( * Gnu/Linux)


> EPI uses 3 terms for our energy systems. The first, "Combustion", is
> very straight forward and covers projects utilizing standard fluidized
> bed combustors which generate heat for process or power applications. 
  
..agreed.

> The second, "Gasification",  is used when we produce a low Btu gas
> (LBG) in an oxygen deficient atmosphere and burn the LBG in a second
> piece of equipment utilizing a specially designed LBG burner, such as
> a gas boiler, or by injecting it directly into an existing coal fired
> boiler as a reburn gas. In either case, the LBG is transferred to a
> separate piece of equipment for combustion. This is done without
> cooling the LBG, therefore radiant losses from transporting the LBG
> between the gasifier and the end use device is the only energy loss.
> This type of two part process is easy for the public to understand and
> the one I typically find associated with gasification. The same
> definition applies to processes where the LBG or MBG is cooled prior
> to use, such as in an engine or turbine.

..ahem, "gasification" is also having germs fart in some goo.

..ok, I see there are $$$ involved in this sudden interest in 
re-defining gasification.   As in: have gasifier, will travel.
(And I, IIIII did it myyyyyyyyyyyy waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.  ;-)
http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/199903/msg00055.html
on 'http://www.ivar.rl.no/IDybden/avlop/analyse.biopellets.cfm' 
Translate from norwegian: 'http://www.tranexp.com/InterTran.cgi')

-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.


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