[Gasification] Prouction of Wood Chunks for Gasification

[Jeff Davis]

Hi Dave,


> How much power does a large wood chipper take to run?

I plan on using a 450 IHC (Cornbinder) Red Diamond on woodgas. I'm sure
one would need more power if you plan on high feed rates/volume. The
disk/flywheel must weigh a ton. Depends on how many knives and rpm etc.


>But using a sawmill or band saw to
> create wook chunks manually sounds very labor intensive, and I want my
> system to be as low labour as possible.


I would not use a band saw but that is what I have. You might look into a
swing saw or dimensional saw.


Jeff

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Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA