[Gasification] Any experience with Stak Properties 10K gasifier?
kchisholm at ca.inter.net
kchisholm at ca.inter.net
Tue Jun 21 21:13:40 CDT 2011
Dear Bill
Quoting Bill Klein <Bill_Klein at Powerhearth.com>:
> To underscore Greg's email, repeating what I was taught, "The
> quality of the gas is in direct proportion to the quality of the
> char." Larger feedstock makes great char!
# OK!! Do you think one can make "Engine Grade Gas" using:
1: Wood pellets, 1/4" diameter, 1/4" to 1/2" long?
2: Wood chips screened to -1/4", +1/8"?
3: Wood chips screened to -1/2",+ 1/4"?
4: Wood chips screened to -1", + 1/2"?
Thanks!
Kevin
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>
> Respectfully,
>
> Bill Klein
> 3i
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> http://www.3iAlternativePower.com
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>
> -- Original Message -----
> From: Greg Manning
> To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Any experience with Stak Properties
> 10K gasifier?
>
>
> Pete, (and list)
>
> What, and how big, are the fuel chunks ?
>
> most gasifiers do NOT like wood chips, or really "fine" fuel, the
> interstitial space the gasifier is designed to run with, is
> generally much larger than that of chips or fine feedstock, using
> the correct sized fuel, in-turn, lowers the reaction core
> temperature, thus creating more, and more consistant amounts, of CO.
> (the main flamable gas, in woodgas). (H2 and CH4 are simply "bonus"
> gases.....)
>
> Greg Manning.
>
>
>
>
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>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Pete & Sheri
> <spaco at baldwin-telecom.net> wrote:
>
> Has anyone here had any experience running an engine using the
> Stak Properties 10K gasifier?
>
>
>
> They tell me that the JXQ-10 gasifier is a forerunner to this
> machine. I have one of those. I?d like to be able to correspond
> with others who have this style of machine. Currently I am having
> mixed results getting a steady flow of good gas to run my 6.5 KW
> Onan 1800 rpm genset from it. On Saturday, I got it to deliver
> about 3.8 kw for about 12 minutes, but then the quality of the gas
> deteriorated. On Sunday a similar test produced worse results, but
> over about a one hour period, with gas quality again deteriorating
> as the test went proceded.
>
> I am not writing to waste the time of senior members here by
> asking them to troubleshoot my problems, without enough info. Just
> want to show what kind of issues I have for those who might be
> involved with similar equipment.
>
> My goals are to: 1. See how much power I can squeeze out of
> the generator for an extended period of time with this gas source,
> and 2. To get some actual experience making woodgas.
>
>
>
> Looking back over my videos and notes, I can see a dozen or two
> things that I could do better next time.
>
>
>
> Pete Stanaitis
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> Greg Manning,
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