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Old compressor as steam motor | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: switching from wind to steam (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by Basil (basil(spamblock)key@bellsouth.net) on Sun Feb 3rd, 2008 at 03:00:40 AM MST
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combustion engine running off a gasifiers
I have read up on this. (Hours) I will try it some day. It should run a ele start 12 hp lawn motor. That would pull a genarator. I have one but will have to rebuiled it thanks to my son inlaw. I have not seen anything down to that scale. If thats been done (Sure it has some where)I would love to see it.
Opps off the subject. Back to steam. I still have not found slide / control valve.
Bad luck or none at all.
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Re: switching from wind to steam (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by Opera House on Sun Feb 3rd, 2008 at 05:48:20 AM MST
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In 1977 I was working on coal gasification at a major R&D center. Mostly what is made is carbon monoxide from incomplete burning. Wood gasifiers took off during WWII. Quite easy to run a small engine on this this since mixture ratio is not critical. Don't need much more than a garbage can and a bucket. Lot of funky looking vehicles on the web if you google.

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Re: switching from wind to steam (3.00 / 0) (#23)
by colej (colej@castle-ranch.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 06:14:28 PM MST
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I bought a thin paperback some time ago from Lindsay publishing that was all about "producer gas" from wood chips. He made the producer gas to run a small engine that drove a generator.

This website has some really cool old books, lots on steam and engines. take a peak at the website.

http://www.lindsaybks.com/

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Old compressor as steam motor | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial)

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