[AT] gasifiers

[CEE VILL]

That sure seems a true statement, Bob.  As I was doing the last post, I was thinking about the pretty little blue flames that also shoot from the side of a piece of wood as it burns.  Neat to watch.  They seem to just squirt out.  At times I wish I had my stove from the shop in the house.  I could kill hours just watching.  Maybe I am a little pyro.??  (Grin)

Charlie

> From: nysports at frontiernet.net
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> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:58:29 -0400
> Subject: Re: [AT] gasifiers
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> Charlie's observations reminded me of something a read several months ago. 
> As I recall it stated something to the effect that wood acts like a storage 
> chamber for ignitable gasses. When it's heated to something like 400 or so 
> degrees, the gasses are driven out of the wood, ignite and burn.
> Bob in CNY
> 
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> From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] gasifiers
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> 
> 
> I think I am seeing a parallel between this conversation and the operation 
> of my airtight wood stove.  I never before this conversation knew of 
> gasifiers as such, but here is the deal.
> 
> The airtight in my "TRACTOR" shop (had to get that word in) is not large, 
> but it has it's firebrick lined combustion chamber with glass door.  Above 
> that is the heat, gas gathering chamber separated by a steel plate with a 
> series of about 1/4" (6.35mm) holes in the plate.  This heat box is 
> separated from the stack by catalytic bricks through which the emissions 
> must pass.  When the stove is operating normally (warmed up), and I get down 
> and look at the steel plate, it appears there must be a burner in there 
> burning natural gas, although there is not.  Every 1/4 inch hole will have a 
> nice blue flame about 2" long burning steadily from it.  In a nutshell, 
> these flames are the result of gas collected from wood burning as part of 
> the design and function of the stove.  The chimney will have literally no 
> smoke emission during burning when the stove warmed up.
> 
> Having said that, I think I am seeing a well designed little gasification 
> plant at work where the gas is burned on sight.  Comments??
> 
> Charlie V. in frigid WNY
> 
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