<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Lists:<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This should be of interest to many on both the stoves and biochar lists - the cost numbers below are very impressive. I am uncertain that it is OK for me to forward, but I will accept the blame as I find Paul’s numbers are so exceptional. Does anyone know of a unit that is larger and/or lower cost?</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We usually see $/kW for electricity on the order of $1/W = $1000/kW, but here we have a thermal number that is (conservatively) $150/50 kW = $3/kW - about 2.5 orders of magnitude lower. Plenty of chance to couple this with an electrical generator to give low cost electricity AND char.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Paul - nice work.</div><div><br></div><div>Ron</div><div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Paul Olivier <<a href="mailto:paul.olivier@esrla.com">paul.olivier@esrla.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>the new 500 gasifier burner</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">September 22, 2014 at 5:08:46 PM MDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Ron Larson <<a href="mailto:rongretlarson@comcast.net">rongretlarson@comcast.net</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">Ron,<br><br>I redesigned the burner for the 500 gasifier.<br><div>This is what it looks like:<br></div><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22013094/500%20Gasifier/Drawings/013.pdf" target="_blank">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22013094/500%20Gasifier/Drawings/013.pdf</a><br>The reactor holds 55 kgs of pellets.<br><div>The pellets consist of 50%/50% rice hulls and coffee husks by volume.<br></div>The burn time on pellets is over 2.5 hours.<br><div>It is ideal for drying coffee parchment beans or paddy rice.<br></div><br><div></div><div>This 500 gasifier can be sold for as little as $150 US.<br></div><div>It should put out about 55 kW of heat.<br></div><div><br></div><div>There are two advantages here:<br></div><ul><li>heat is more evenly distributed</li><li>150 gasifier parts are used (no new punch-cutting molds required)</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Thanks.<br></div><div>Paul<br></div><br><div>-- <br>Paul A. Olivier PhD<br>26/5 Phu Dong Thien Vuong<br>Dalat<br>Vietnam<br>
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