<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div>Thanks Doug</div><div>Interesting camshaft work. </div><div>I'm thinking the camshaft from a propane engine mig<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">ht be close. </span></div><div>My <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">generator needs 100 hp @1800 rpm. It is a Hobart pipeliner with two 400 amp sides @ thirty five volts dc. The ac capacity on the hobart is just 1500 watts so I need ac auxiliary generators inc. single and three phase for shop power. </span></div><div>A three phase, three hp and a single phase five hp motors should do the trick. </div><div>I think I can generate enough 12 volt dc current during the day with storage batteries to supply household power at night. </div><div>Sincerely Henri<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Feb 26, 2011, at 1:03 PM, "doug.williams" <<a href="mailto:Doug.Williams@orcon.net.nz"><a href="mailto:Doug.Williams@orcon.net.nz">Doug.Williams@orcon.net.nz</a></a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Hi Henri and
Colleagues,<br></strong><br><strong>Henri, you advise us of the engine details,
but what is to be your application?</strong></font></div><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>
</strong><div><strong><br></strong>My installation plans to turbo charge a 350 chev engine c/w
positive displacement pump for the gasifier</div>
<div> </div>
<div><strong>It would appear from making such an effort, that you do seek
performance, and I can offer a few comments that might be of interest for
further development if you have the capability.</strong></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><strong>In April 2004, my associates of that time in Winnipeg were
rebuilding Chev 502 "Crate Engines" to maximize their design for producer gas.
One of the team specialized in tuning these engines for racing purposes, and he
was set up with all new Dyno equipment for the project. Apart from all the
polishing of ports, new pistons, etc, the emphasis was on the cam shafts, and
these were re-made and tested intensively making them the most expensive cam
shafts in N.America, according to the guy who was paying the bills!
</strong></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><strong>There were six of these engines built, and before anyone asks, I
have no idea where they went to, due to the security breach and loss of
integrity to the whole project. I did however see them working up on the
dyno, and all I can say is that I have never seen so much grunt come out of an
engine on producer gas before at 3,200 RPM. As interesting as this may be, all
the other issues of exhaust emissions,etc, were not addressed, but only one
factor made it possible to really allow this type of test.</strong></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><strong>Engines can perform outstandingly on producer gas, if purpose
built. The engine performance though, can only be attained if the gas making
process can meet the engine demand for gas without changing it's basic standard
gas analysis. In the Winnipeg project, the Mk2 Mega Class gasifier was able to
make enough gas to supply nine of these engines flat out, so testing one at a
time placed no stress on the gas supply.</strong></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><strong>From a practical perspective which applies to most of us
working with producer gas, we are surrounded with perfectly good engines that
run well for most applications on producer gas. We as individuals with
specialist capability, can modify and rebuild any of these engines that push
normal performance boundaries, just the same as for liquid fuels. For the rest
of us without that talent, we can only speculate as to the potentials of doing
burn-outs down Main Street on Friday nights (:-)</strong></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><strong>Now back to the wood pile (for heating).</strong></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><strong>Doug Williams,</strong></div>
<div><strong>Fluidyne Gasification.</strong></div>
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