[Gasification] Looking for contact info for Jeff Davis

Thu Jul 18 15:10:55 CDT 2013

Thanks very much for this, Ray!

Lori

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Ray Menke <ray.menke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lori, I looked at your answers to Kevin's questions.  I am assuming
> that wood CHIPS are your intended source for making biochar.  I had
> six dump truck loads of chips delivered to my composting area, and
> immediately mixed them with cow manure, grass clippings, chicken and
> duck manure, etc, and started two giant compost piles.  The green
> chips as delivered by the road crews will not be usable in gasifiers
> or biochar retorts until they are bone dry, and even then, I never was
> able to add more than a couple of 5 gallon plastic buckets of them to
> the retort to fill in some of the gaps.  After several years, when you
> screen the compost, there will be some chips and shards of wood that,
> after they are dried, can be added to your retort.  Due to years of
> drought, we have lots of dead trees that have been falling down or
> have been blown over.  I use those for the charcoal making process,
> and can include heavy duty stalks from other plants such as rattlebox,
> corn, okra, and lambsquarters, and even the stalks from thistles.  Any
> wood you place in a TLUD device, whether it be a cookstove or a 55
> gallon retort must be really dry.  (No green wood!)  I sometimes use
> knots, "Y's" or other non-splittable wood in the retort, but it
> usually needs to be run through twice.  It is possible to place
> another retort in the afterburner (or chimney) so it can utilize the
> heat from the lower retort.  Once you start the retort, and if you see
> flames shooting out of the top barrel, you might get away with adding
> a shovel or two of chips, but too many and you will have a real smoke
> maker.  I try to make no smoke..
> You will need to make some drying racks.  I use several large screens
> up on saw horses.  The fuel must be dry.
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Lori Heath <rootconnection at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Thank you Ray!
> >
> > Lori
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Ray Menke <ray.menke at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Lori,
> >> Here is a link to a 36 page paper discussing biochars.
> >>
> >> <
> http://www.biochar-international.org/sites/default/files/All-Biochars--Version2--Oct2009.pdf
> >
> >> In my own personal garden, the use of biochar mixed into my compost
> >> has greatly increased the yield of onions, peppers, and potatoes, but
> >> seems to have stunted my okra and blackberries.  (The grass around the
> >> biochar making area is extremely lush, and my cows love it..)  I know
> >> blackberries like a pH around 5.5, and the ash that I added to the
> >> compost raised that pH.  Ray
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Lori Heath <rootconnection at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Thanks for posting this, Erin. Do you know if the biochar produced by
> >> > this
> >> > method is suitable for biochar?
> >> >
> >> > Lori
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Erin Rasmussen <erin at trmiles.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi All,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I've assembled the Gary Gilmore's Charcoal making instructions from
> >> >> Jeff
> >> >> along with Mr. Gilmore's youtube videos and posted them on the
> biochar
> >> >> site
> >> >> for anyone that's interested.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> The Gary Gilmore Charcoal Drum
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.biochar.bioenergylists.org/Gilmore-Charcoal-Drum
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> He does a great job of describing a top lit updraft charcoal making
> >> >> technique using a couple of steel drums and controlling airflow by
> >> >> selectively piling dirt up to block off the air holes.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Kind regards,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Erin Rasmussen
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> TR Miles Technical Consultants Inc.   http://www.trmiles.com/
> >> >>
> >> >> and BioEnergy Discussion Lists   http://www.bioenergylists.org/
> >> >>
> >> >> erin at trmiles.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> From: Gasification
> >> >> [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org]
> >> >> On Behalf Of Jeffrey Davis
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:43 AM
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Looking for contact info for Jeff Davis
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I think you wanted Gary's document that has been sent to you but
> maybe
> >> >> your thinking of the gasifier that produced charcoal.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have no idea if any of these designs will produce biochar but they
> >> >> will
> >> >> produce charcoal.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Jeff
> >> >>
> >> >> ________________________________
> >> >>
> >> >> From: "Lori Heath" <rootconnection at gmail.com>
> >> >> To: "Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification"
> >> >> <gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 1:33:47 PM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Looking for contact info for Jeff Davis
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello there Jeff,
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for your reply...Could you tell me if the design that you had
> >> >> for a
> >> >> biochar retort at your puffergas site is available elsewhere online?
> >> >>
> >> >> All the best,
> >> >> Lori Heath
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Jeffrey Davis <jeff0124 at hughes.net>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Copy sent to Lori.
> >> >>
> >> >> Jeff
> >> >>
> >> >> ________________________________
> >> >>
> >> >> From: "Tom Miles" <tmiles at trmiles.com>
> >> >> To: "Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification"
> >> >> <gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:46:44 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Looking for contact info for Jeff Davis
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Lori,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Jeff Davis closed his puffergas website and we transferred much of
> his
> >> >> information to the bioenergylists website. We’ll check to see if we
> >> >> have
> >> >> that file online.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Thnks
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Tom Miles
> >> >>
> >> >> Owner
> >> >>
> >> >> Bioenergylists.org
> >> >>
> >> >> tmiles at trmiles.com
> >> >>
> >> >> www.gasifiers.bioenergylists.org
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> From: Gasification
> >> >> [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org]
> >> >> On Behalf Of Lori Heath
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 5:56 AM
> >> >> To: gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org
> >> >> Subject: [Gasification] Looking for contact info for Jeff Davis
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello,
> >> >>
> >> >> I am looking for the biochar retort design that used to be featured
> at
> >> >> the
> >> >> following website address...
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.puffergas.com/historic/rules/rules.html
> >> >>
> >> >> However, now when I click on this address, it redirects to Jeff
> Davis's
> >> >> site on Bioenergy Lists.
> >> >>
> >> >> Does anyone know where I could find the design I am looking for,
> and/or
> >> >> the contact information for the designer?
> >> >>
> >> >> Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best regards,
> >> >> Lori Heath
> >> >>
> >> >> St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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