[Gasification] [Stoves] Grass Fireballs burn cleaner than wood

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Greg & All,


On Thursday 28 December 2006 08:52 am, you wrote:
> With that said, I will cordially ask Jeff if he could send me a copy of his
> "methods and/or ingredients lists, for making fireballs", as the test
> gasifier was moved back into the shop just 2 days ago, to test pelletized
> MSW for another project I'm working on, since the test unit is readily
> re-configurable, I am interested in also doing some fireball tests (this of
> course is also asking Jeff if he is ok with all of this....;)

You will find my article at the below links:

http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/?q=davismethods
http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/taxonomy/term/576


Switchgrass fireballs are made the same way newspaper fireballs are made, 
hence rock-&-roll method. The grass must be retted for ~ a year.


> Jeff, what are your comments or views on all of this ?

I have a fuel that I can use!


> I have an abundant supply of bailed grasses and legumes (we have horses)
> and would be interested in the possible re-use of "last years left over
> bails" (the ones that are now to bad to feed to the horses). I feel this is
> an excellent method of dealing with these bails, and not simply burning
> them off  "in the wild".

Set them outside, on the ground, and allow the grass to rot (ret). Bugs have 
many sharp teeth that you NEVER need to sharpen....


You friend,

Jeff




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Jeff Davis
Somewhere 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA
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