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wood gas | 33 comments (33 topical, editorial)
Re: wood gas (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by alcul8r (rex @t kansaswind Dot com) on Wed Mar 30th, 2005 at 09:40:51 AM MST
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The explosive hydrogen could be a problem, but two others are worth mentioning.  Still on the safety front, Carbon monoxide is a major component of producer gas.  Since it is colorless and odorless be sure to use a detector.  Don't remember all the symptoms, but flushed faces and headaches are among them.

The other problem is that nitrogen, which is useless to your burner, is a major part of the producer gas.  For storage purposes you'll be wasting a lot of volume.

Might calculate the volume the vacuum pump will pull and size your burn tube based on that.  Also a vacuum pump will not stand up long unless you scrub your gas pretty well before it gets to the pump.  Not sure of the pneumatic schematic for your system, but are you sure you want to draw a vacuum on the 275 gal tank?

Rex
alcul8r KansasWind.com



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

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