[Gasification] Biomass gas ref. Vol2, Issue15

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Kevin,

Kevin wrote,
> If you put in a known weight of switch grass and allow the grinder to
> operate until you judge that the switchgrass is adequately ground, you can
> then calculate an energy requirement, in terms of "watt-minutes of energy
> per pound of switchgrass." (Knowing the amps and volts, you can calculate
> watts of power draw to run the mill.) You can then extrapolate this to
> "kw-hr/ton."


This is common practice with blenders. Lab blenders, that is.


Feast your eyes on this baby (below link).

http://www.invertersrus.com/killawatt.html

I now have one.




Balls to the wall,

Jeff


-- 
Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA