Gasifier Experimenters Kit

OverviewBiomass FuelVariabilityTerra PretaGasifier Types4 Problems, 1000SolutionsUpdraftDowndraftCrossdraftFluidized BedTop Lit Updraft(TLUD)Entrained FlowKalleMasonDemos andExperimentsQuadrafier (4 in 1)Gas-can-o-fireCigifierToiletGMC truckHow to Build aGasifierOne Minute DesignsOne Hour DesignsOne Day DesignsOne Weekend DesignsDesign Your OwnSizing CalculatorOther Designs OnlineWell, over one million vehicles in Europe ran onboard gasifiersduring WWII to make fuel from wood and charcoal, as gasoline anddiesel were rationed and/or unavailable. Long before there wasbiodiesel and ethanol, we actually succeeded in a large-scale,alternative fuels redeployment. That redeployment was madepossible by the gasification of waste biomass, using simple gasifiersabout as complex as a traditional wood stove.Gasifiers are easily reproduced (and improved) today by DIYenthusiasts, using simple hammer and wrench technology. The goalof this site is to show you how to do it.But a small warning before you start. . .Those who venture into the realms of pyrolysis, gasification andcombustion, seldom re-emerge unscathered (if they ever re-emergeat all). For soon after the heat is applied, the LEGO box of organicchemistry always unwraps itself, and pieces start falling out all overthe floor. Through we are given only three easy pieces with whichto work, (carbon, hydrogen and oxygen), the potential "solutions" tothe puzzle are near limitless. Most soon find themselves deep inwondering about the elegance of the carbon based energy system, aswell as the many ways in which a gasifier can be designed totransact the puzzle pieces towards a multitude of desired endproducts.May the reassembly be for you, as deeply revealing of the largerbiological and energy systems around us, as it has been for me.Full Gasifier SystemsWhat is NeededParticulate FilteringCoolers/Radiatorshttp://whatiamupto.com/gasification/index.html (2 of 4) [10/9/2008 08:16:55]