[Gasification] downdraft charcoal gasifier datas

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look on ebay under producer gas  a guy is selling a chinese made one for 950  from what he told me it uses water to cool down and clean the gas 
-----Original Message-----
>From: Harrie Knoef <knoef at btgworld.com>
>Sent: Nov 29, 2007 8:07 AM
>To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification <gasification at listserv.repp.org>
>Subject: Re: [Gasification] downdraft charcoal gasifier datas
>
>Regarding charcoal gasification probably the most experience is 
>available in Latin America and the Philippines
>
>At 12:20 29-11-2007, you wrote:
>>Dear Sirs,
>>I'm an Italian mechanical  engineering student at University of
>>Florence. For studying and perspective work i'm getting interested in
>>biomass thermochemical conversions, especially gasification.
>>In this period i'm writing my third year thesis under the supervision of
>>Dr. David Chiaramonti and i'm now beginning to collect some data about
>>downdraft charcoal gasifiers. Despite literature about BM thermal
>>conversions is largely extensive, I couldn't find really relevant
>>articles, papers, experiences or bibliography about the subject.
>>Concerning producer gas characterization, the only "paper" i found is
>>the 1986 FAO Forestry paper #72 "wood gas as engine fuel" which cites
>>the range of "commercial" charcoal gasifier producer gas composition;
>>almost all the rest of the authors cite charcoal gasification as a
>>common technology during the period of WWII etc etc but no (may be
>>apparently) significant data are reported...
>>Could somebody give me some suggestions? Thank you and
>>
>>Best Regards.
>>
>>Andrea M. Rizzo
>>
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