[Stoves] 1934 TLUD wood, charcoal and coal gasifier - in a Citroen!

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Paul Anderson

Todd Albi sent me the following link<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgEF98gXfMs>.  You may find the very brief look at the coal-powered Citroen “Traction Avant” (which means front wheel drive). What is interesting about it is the TLUD gasifier built into the front fender.

They show the top of the gasifier open. There is a cleanout at the bottom which I presume is to take out whatever coke and ash remains after use. It is a converted duel fuel car (gasoline or gasifier gas). Solid fuels used were coal, wood or charcoal.  The conversion was available from several companies.

Because this car is so well known<https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11287/Citroen-Traction-Avant.aspx>, there must be some documentation around about the history of the gasifier unit. From what I can see, it was a coal chip TLUD gasifier which after ignition, was fan assisted. Maybe it wasn’t operated as a TLUD – they do not show it working.

Most interesting
Crispin

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