[Gasification] Can small wood-gas systems lower rural energy costs?
David G. LeVine
dlevine at speakeasy.net
Sat Oct 20 17:07:48 CDT 2012
On 10/20/2012 04:28 PM, eric roy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> These projects looks great, but I'm curious, if you can improve
> reliability and efficiency just by lowering the moisture content in
> the feed, then how come these types of systems don't incorporate a
> hopper design that would help dry feed stock? Such as by recapturing
> the heat from the exhaust or the heat from the engine's radiator.
>
> Thanks
> Eric
Actually, some do. Look for the term "Monorater" (IIRC) for one good
example.
Dave 8{)
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