[Gasification] CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

Jason Stewart urepedese at gmail.com
Tue Jul 12 22:32:37 CDT 2011


Haha, you are then set up for thermite welding.

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Mark E. Ludlow <mark at ludlow.com> wrote:

> Dr. Tom,****
>
> Can one hammer mill->ball mill the Al into a powder and burn it directly
> (stand back!)?****
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> Mark****
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> *From:* gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:
> gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] *On Behalf Of *Thomas Reed
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:53 PM
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> *To:* Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification; Art Krenzel
> *Cc:* Gasification at bioenergylists.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Gasification] CONSERVATION OF ENERGY****
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> PS. ****
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> According to my book, THE FREE ENERGY OF BINARY COMPOUNDS (available at
> Woodgas.com)****
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> The Enthalpy of combustion of Al ****
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> Al + 3/2 O2 ==> 1/2 Al2O3.   Delta H (C) = 178 kcal/mole = 745 kJ/mole.
>  The MW of Al is 27, so this is 27.6 kJ/g or 12,527 kJ/ lb.  1 kW hr is 3.8
> MJ, so this is 3.3 kW hr/lb. ****
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> Well worth capturing.****
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> Tom Reed****
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> Dr Thomas B Reed****
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> President, The Biomass Energy Foundation****
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> www.Woodgas.com****
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> On Jul 12, 2011, at 7:51 PM, GF <gfwhell at aol.com> wrote:****
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>     ****
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> The other day I posted an article on this site concerning:****
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> Cornish Hydrogen Generator. Keelynet,  which describes a method of
> converting****
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> Aluminum into its oxide and in the process cracks water, freeing up
> hydrogen for use as fuel for a light car.****
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> By all accounts, using this gas in the place of any other fuel.****
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> Distances and the amount of metal used in this attainment were mentioned.*
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> I was hoping for a reaction from one of the many “Energy Economists”****
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> Who lurk on this site, to respond with negative information regarding the
> impracticality and waste fullness of such a process?****
>
> I believe there is a large following on this site who are interested in
> obtaining electrical power using renewable energy, derived from carbon
> neutral sources.****
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> They might question the economics and ethics of using a refined ore as
> fuel.****
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> Instead of chopping down oxygen producing vegetation.  ****
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> In this respect I am a nonconformist. I believe most Aluminum is produced
> by Hydro electric power and, so the CO2 is not in the equation.****
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> My second comment is harnessing a “free” supply of high temperature heat
> which is emitted from most Ice’s in the form of “Hot Exhaust”.****
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> This is the place to install a reactor capable of converting beer cans into
> hydrogen as not too much energy would be needed to complete the reaction.
> Bubbling super heated steam through a molten bath of AL would give pure
> hydrogen.****
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> No tar, and the ash is a hot commodity****
>
>  ****
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> The real question is: how much energy is locked up in a pound of AL****
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>  ****
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> gfwhell****
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Jason Stewart
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