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Wood Gas Generator don 04-07-2008
Posted by Solar Flare on April 7, 2008, 9:09 pm
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 No point in losing your head over it.

>
>>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 RamRodOz Sword of Baal on April 8, 2008, 12:44 am
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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

I can vaguely remember a taxi next door running on one of these when I was
small.



A few things come out of very hazy memories of this, that you could check
out.



1/ If using the gas to drive an engine you need to filter the gas, as the
small particles can wear out the engine.



2/ I seem to recall that the gas produced was poisonous, maybe carbon
monoxide?




Posted by gomango on April 7, 2008, 8:12 pm
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My Dad built one of these and had it attached to an old Chevy Apache.
He actually made it to work for quite a while on it. I remember
cutting wood as a child and shoveling wood chips into barrels for his
trips to work. He worked 40 miles from home, so it was a well tested
system. I recall that he made the front page of the paper for this
one. It generates a great deal of interest to see a truck outfitted
with tanks, and cooling fins running down the road. I think we still
have some of the old books he used for research back then.

> I have collected a number of books on gas generated from wood and other
> biomass used to power a gasoline engine. =A0I 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. =A0The engine is just about done anyway so I have nothin=
g
> to lose on the experiment. =A0I was just wondering if anyone in this group=

> has had any experience with this old but seemingly very functional tech.
> Thanks
> Don


Posted by Ulysses on April 10, 2008, 2:45 pm
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My Dad built one of these and had it attached to an old Chevy Apache.
He actually made it to work for quite a while on it. I remember
cutting wood as a child and shoveling wood chips into barrels for his
trips to work. He worked 40 miles from home, so it was a well tested
system. I recall that he made the front page of the paper for this
one. It generates a great deal of interest to see a truck outfitted
with tanks, and cooling fins running down the road. I think we still
have some of the old books he used for research back then.

I would have loved to have seen that. Nowadays (I live in California)
they'd probably put someone in prison for drving such a thing down "their"
highways.


> 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 z on April 8, 2008, 1:27 am
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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

if you get this working please let us know how it works and advice on how
to build one.. wood is the one thing I've got .. and water .. sun not so
much!

i'm just setting up my hydro system with the new stater in the alternaor

cheers and share your wisdom on this once you get it going!!!

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