[AT] OT Gasifiers

[charliehill]

Mattias, in the reading I've done gengas is one of the terms used along with 
syngas, producer gas and some others.  It turns out that the first internal 
combustion engines ran on this type of fuel because back then there was no 
gasoline, diesel of kerosene.  It had not yet been invented.  The 
gasification technology is pretty old and was certainly proved in Europe 
during WWII.  It has died out because of the availability of cheap, reliable 
fuels.  However, in the future if we are going to run our old tractors, 
making our own fuel might again become necessary.

If you farm and have waste straw, corn stalks, wood chips or whatever then 
it eventually becomes almost free fuel after you recapture the cost of 
building a gasifier.  One youtube video I watched was done by a guy who was 
obviously some sort of an engineer.  His gasifier was not just some thrown 
together junk and he had it to the point of being very efficient.  He said 
he could make enough methane from 30 lbs of wood chips to run a car with a 
350 chevy at highway speed and turning 3200 rpm or so for about an hour.  If 
it is turning 3200 at highway speed that would imply that it was an older, 
hotrod type car like a early 80's Camaro or Monte Carlo or something.  That 
would mean about 15 mpg or so.  At 15 mpg it would take about 24 lbs of 
gasoline to go that far.
I don't know if he can actually do that or not but if he can he's got 
something going that could be worthwhile.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Gasifiers


> Roy you are certainly thinking out side the box.
> R Fink
>
>
>
> At 08:56 PM 10/12/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:44 PM, charliehill wrote:...
>> > With the uncertainty in the world right now, I'm thinking having one
>> > of
>> > those rigs might come in handy.
>>
>>Gasifier folks,
>>
>>We have heard that cows produce more methane than most (any?) other
>>sources.  We have had this summer a herd of about 60 heifers across
>>the road from us, but it does not seem to be a problem for us at all.
>>Perhaps the clear Upstate New York air disperses the output quickly.
>>
>>There is an "opportunity" here at home though. We have a corgi dog of
>>some age that is able to basically clear the room with a
>>"gassification event".  It there is any correlation between the
>>potency of the gas produced and the energy available, we are going to
>>be all set for fuel if we can only harness the gas.  I imagine some
>>sort of light weight rear-end enclosure for the dog with a temporary
>>collection system to allow him to move around at will most of the
>>time.  Perhaps a connection to the wood stove would be simple enough
>>to build and allow a boost to the household heat.
>>
>>Comments welcome.
>>
>>Roy
>>
>>
>>Roy Morgan
>>k1lky at earthlink.net
>>529 Cobb St.
>>Groton NY, 13073
>>Home: 607-898-3607
>>Cell: 301-928-7794
>>
>>
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