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wood gas | 33 comments (33 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: wood gas (3.00 / 0) (#16)
by mikey ny on Fri Apr 1st, 2005 at 04:46:21 PM MST
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so many good ideas to experiment with but so little time. I wish i could retire and just become a tinkerer and junk collector, but of course that may result in divorce and i ain't ready for that.I know the water in the barrel would filter out the particles like ash but will it filter any of the other impurities out, like nitrogen. It would't take much to make a filter before the compressor if i have to. I am still a little weary about explosions while passing gas through the compressor. I will try a small experiment first, like a 1 gal paint can with a pipe coming out the lid into a small compressor and maybe light a small torch with it. I guess a small explosion is better than i big one. Thanks for the help everyone, i will definitly give a full report on all of my experiments. I may not have time until mid-may, although i am now chompin at the bit, it may be sooner.
Mr. Mikey... "I thought I made a mistake but I was wrong"
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Re: wood gas (3.00 / 0) (#17)
by TERRYWGIPE (GIPEFAMILY@CS.COM) on Sat Apr 2nd, 2005 at 09:25:49 AM MST
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Although the water would fillter out the heavier impurities, it,s mainly a vaper seal to hold the gas. As the gas fills the 30 gal. inner drum (with vacum pump attached),the drum will rise. The more volume of gas inside the higher the barrol will rise.I would filter it prior to this point.Now you won't have any pressure problems on this side of the compressure. And since it is cleaned before the compressor, no contamination to the compressor. When I was "digesting" biogas, I would add a 6lb weight to add the pressure to go into the house.

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Re: wood gas (3.00 / 0) (#18)
by mikey ny on Sun Apr 3rd, 2005 at 06:59:26 AM MST
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what do you do in the winter, the water will freeze. I guess you could use some antifreez in water. I like this idea because it eliminates the processs of pressurizeing the gas. I guess if i had several of these barrel setups it would last a while.
Mr. Mikey... "I thought I made a mistake but I was wrong"
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Re: wood gas (3.00 / 0) (#22)
by nothing to lose (nothingtolose175 at yahoo.com) on Mon Apr 4th, 2005 at 02:05:29 AM MST
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I dought I would use antifreeze myself.

Depending where a person is at and how bad the winters, just insulate the barrels and use a solar water heater sitting in the sun. As long as the water stays above freezing I dought there would be a problem. If you have bad winters and need alot of heat, just make lots of gas, making the gas should warm the barrels, and you'll probably be using alot then anyway right :)
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Re: wood gas (3.00 / 0) (#21)
by nothing to lose (nothingtolose175 at yahoo.com) on Mon Apr 4th, 2005 at 02:01:46 AM MST
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Yes, you can do the same thing as long as you don't over do it. Weight the 30gal barrel so it cannot rise and let it produce a low pressure as it displaces the water.
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