[Gasification] Resistance wire ignition

[AJH]

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:13:08 -0700 (PDT), Steve Carroll wrote:

>Has anyone tried using a resistance wire heating
>element to start their gasifiers either by heating the
>air or by heating the biomass directly? 

Most pellet stoves use a small electric element over which air is
sucked to ignites the pellets, it is very similar to an electric hair
dryer. One of the downdraught log gasifiers I "look after" has one
that pressurises the hopper, on a timer so it starts up a preloaded
batch of logs in the morning to pre warm the house. The lady of the
house then reloads it in the afternoon ready for the next day.

AJH