[Stoves] Micro Auto Gasification System

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

U.S. Marines Test New Energy-Efficient Weapon in the War On Trash

 

ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2011) - In partnership with the Office of Naval
Research (ONR), Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, are testing a high-tech trash
disposal system that can reduce a standard 50-gallon bag of waste to a
half-pint jar of harmless ash.

 

Called the Micro Auto Gasification System (MAGS), the unit is currently
undergoing evaluation by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) as a
possible solution to help Marines win their daily battle against the
increasing trash at remote forward operating bases (FOB).

 

Lt. Col. Mike Jernigan, a Marine combat engineer who recently commanded a
logistics battalion in Afghanistan, said waste disposal in the field is a
problem.

 

"Right now, there are really only two solutions: burn it or bury it,"
Jernigan said. "Any potential solution must reduce the security and
logistics concerns of trash disposal, and help the environment.that's a good
thing for the Marine Corps."

MAGS is both environmentally friendly and fuel efficient. A controlled
decomposition process, which thermally converts energy from biomass is the
key to MAGS' effectiveness. "The system essentially bakes the trash and
recovers a high portion of combustible gas byproduct, which is used to fuel
the process," said Donn Murakami, the MARFORPAC science adviser who leads
the Marine Corps' evaluation team.

 


More: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111115180311.htm


 

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