[Gasification] Horizontal

[Ian Vincent]

I have forgotten about the idea already. Gasifiers need to be in the open 
air..Fullstop. Imagine the heat!






At 18:22 31/01/2007 -0600, you wrote:

>    First off, I don't know that I'd bother to try to turn it into a
>spark engine -- what will you do for a distributor, etc? Using small
>amounts of diesel will fire off the producer gas just fine. And, if need
>be, make up for the big power loss when going up hills and passing.
>    But I sure wouldn't put the gasifier inside. Why not hang it on the
>back end -- or pull a small trailer?
>
>
>Ian Vincent wrote:
> > Hi guys..mostly...!
> >
> > I have a vehicle. What I would call a Van. Names for vehicles vary with
> > culture. It is a Toyota Townace Diesel. It is sitting in my shed..it has
> > a cylinder head leak that causes it to blow its water and overheat..BUT
> >
> > If I take off the cylinder head and fix the leak..and at the same time
> > put in some threaded holes for spark plugs..then it could be a candidate
> > for a gasifier conversion. But I have never seen such a vehicle used
> > with a gasifier. Hence why  I ask your collective comments.
> >
> > There are two problems..maybe more. As I see them.
> >
> > Problem one
> > One is that there is not enough height for an primary gasification
> > chamber. The bigger the better..More Km. There is plenty of room..but
> > horizontal room.
> >
> > Problem two
> > Is  is that the gasifier device is inside the van..and the potential for
> > my own personal gasification. CO!!..I am not suicidal at this point in
> > time..so why. It is an easy problem to solve. ie just die!!
> >
> > Solution
> > BUT!! there is a possibility..that collectively all of our brains and
> > minds can solve these problems..hence
> >
> > If I put a barrier between the drivers compartment and the unit..then
> > problem two goes away. Right?
> >
> > Next is the height thing.! My reasoning says that a conventional
> > gasifier delivers its fuel using gravity, vertically.
> >
> > Yet the rocket stove principle delivers it fuel horizontally. And it has
> > a distinct advantage over conventional ideas..right?
> >
> > (hey! is know the rocket stove is about the temperature gradient) ..this
> > is about gradients..In gravity..right
> >
> > My question is this!!. Is it possible to have a gasifier chamber that is
> > horizontal? A ninety degrees change in gradient. From vertical to
> > horizontital. (Orthogonal perhaps).
> >
> > Ideas are what is wanted here..imagination..engineering..etc
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Ian
> >
>
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