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Wood Gas Generator don 04-07-2008
Posted by don on April 7, 2008, 6:28 pm
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 I have collected a number of books on gas generated from wood and other
biomass used to power a gasoline engine. I have built a small test
generator, forced with compressed air, with good results.(The gas burns
with an almost invisible flame). I am going to hook up to an old coleman
powermate I have. The engine is just about done anyway so I have nothing
to lose on the experiment. I was just wondering if anyone in this group
has had any experience with this old but seemingly very functional tech.
Thanks
Don

Posted by ~~NoMad~~ on April 7, 2008, 7:13 pm
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>I have collected a number of books on gas generated from wood and other
> biomass used to power a gasoline engine. I have built a small test
> generator, forced with compressed air, with good results.(The gas burns
> with an almost invisible flame). I am going to hook up to an old coleman
> powermate I have. The engine is just about done anyway so I have nothing
> to lose on the experiment. I was just wondering if anyone in this group
> has had any experience with this old but seemingly very functional tech.

I built a wood gas generator once. A stray spark caused the generator to
blow up and almost took my head off. Be careful !!


NM




Posted by don on April 7, 2008, 7:18 pm
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On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:13:56 -0700, ~~NoMad~~ wrote:

>
>>I have collected a number of books on gas generated from wood and other
>> biomass used to power a gasoline engine. I have built a small test
>> generator, forced with compressed air, with good results.(The gas burns
>> with an almost invisible flame). I am going to hook up to an old coleman
>> powermate I have. The engine is just about done anyway so I have nothing
>> to lose on the experiment. I was just wondering if anyone in this group
>> has had any experience with this old but seemingly very functional tech.
>
> I built a wood gas generator once. A stray spark caused the generator to
> blow up and almost took my head off. Be careful !!
>
>
> NM

Thanks for the heads up.
Don


Posted by Bob F on April 7, 2008, 7:38 pm
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> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:13:56 -0700, ~~NoMad~~ wrote:
>
>>
>>>I have collected a number of books on gas generated from wood and other
>>> biomass used to power a gasoline engine. I have built a small test
>>> generator, forced with compressed air, with good results.(The gas burns
>>> with an almost invisible flame). I am going to hook up to an old coleman
>>> powermate I have. The engine is just about done anyway so I have nothing
>>> to lose on the experiment. I was just wondering if anyone in this group
>>> has had any experience with this old but seemingly very functional tech.
>>
>> I built a wood gas generator once. A stray spark caused the generator to
>> blow up and almost took my head off. Be careful !!
>>
>>
>> NM
>
> Thanks for the heads up.

In addition to that, this could be a hands-off experiment?



Posted by don on April 8, 2008, 5:41 pm
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On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:38:25 -0700, Bob F wrote:

>
>> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:13:56 -0700, ~~NoMad~~ wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>I have collected a number of books on gas generated from wood and other
>>>> biomass used to power a gasoline engine. I have built a small test
>>>> generator, forced with compressed air, with good results.(The gas burns
>>>> with an almost invisible flame). I am going to hook up to an old coleman
>>>> powermate I have. The engine is just about done anyway so I have nothing
>>>> to lose on the experiment. I was just wondering if anyone in this group
>>>> has had any experience with this old but seemingly very functional tech.
>>>
I used two paint cans. I brazed a 3" dia. tube 1" shorter than the can to
the fixed end. I then cut a matching hole int the second can's fixed end.
Then brazed the two together. The bottom removable lid is used to clean
out the ashes. The top removable lid has a small hole in the center and
I attached a 10" pipe nipple 3/8" dia. with a 3/8" pipe flange and 4
machine crews. A gas takeoff pipe is brazed at the top of the bottom
chamber. I filled with wood pellets and ignited, then blew air into the
hole in top lid. I then ignited the gas on the outlet pipe. It took a
minute or two or it to come up to proper operation. With a filter it
should be able to run a small HP. engine.

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