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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Hi Gasification
Colleagues,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>After a very busy month, the team at
CalForest Nurseries in California have now almost finished the hot water boiler
assembly, and the newly improved version of the Cyclomix combustion chamber
tested on the Shasta 2 gasifier. They were very excited at the performance
during the 7 hour test runs, so rushed out a video that we can all see
at <SPAN class=watch-page-link><A href="http://youtu.be/hZ25Fs7n1rM"
target=_blank>http://youtu.be/hZ25Fs7n1rM</A>. It's a bit dark,
so the gasifier is not visible.</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN
class=watch-page-link></SPAN></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN class=watch-page-link>The emissions
were roughly checked using the Testo gear, but it was really to hot for the
probes (1,200C), so the reading of 20ppm for CO and Nox 60 ppm mentioned in the
voice over, is not officially verified. What appears to be the flame
sticking out of the chamber end, is mainly glowing exhaust gas with an air
shield around it as it exits into the free air. Once the boiler and stack
are added, the installation will be much safer to run in the tinder dry
conditions, and higher gas outputs will
investigated.</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN
class=watch-page-link></SPAN></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN class=watch-page-link>During this
next month, the boiler water test circuit will be set up, and it will then be
ready for immediate extended operational testing. The photo of the boiler during
assembly provides a better idea of how these systems are made, which are a
tribute to their foundry casting skills.</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN
class=watch-page-link></SPAN></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN class=watch-page-link>Shasta 1 is
currently being stripped down for the first time in a year, and we can now see
how even small amounts of fines in the fuel affect the internal surfaces. Fines
usually carry siliceous material, and this melts in the high temperature
reducing atmosphere and can agglomerate. Nothing new in this observation, but it
does refresh ones need to know why and how these deposits can form in all the
variations of gasification technologies.</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN
class=watch-page-link></SPAN></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN class=watch-page-link>Hope this may
be of interest.</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN
class=watch-page-link></SPAN></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN class=watch-page-link>Doug
Williams,</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><SPAN class=watch-page-link>Fluidyne
Gasification.</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>