[Gasification] cat and arc use

[Peter Singfield]

At 05:26 PM 6/29/2007 -0700, Toby Seiler wrote:
>As for tar, I would be concerned about the small incoming size clogging,
but steam is a different animal.
>   
>  Best regards,  Toby Seiler

Some of you might remember the old type equipment steam cleaners??

The "Steam Jenny"

Well - -they worked on the principle that steam flash dissolved and
evaporated "oils" --

Steam distillation of essential oils - -another example.

Now -- you don't suppose steam would do the same to these nasty gasifier
tars do you??

Because if it could -- what a wonderful "medium" to pass through the arc --
and thus "reform" from bad tars to nice syngas.

Low pressure steam guys -- nothing hard to make -- plenty of waste heat
available to make all the low pressure steam you need.

Steam distill the tars -- pass that through the arc.

OK - -crude flow diagram --

Partial combustion gasifier -- low quality steam injected into the dirty
product gas -- that dirty gas passing through the arc -- the gas product
from the arc reformer then being flash cooled -- steam condenses -- product
gasses move along -- hopefully -- with no tars -- 

I also imagine is one "blew" any fine powder mixture with steam (remember
the chimney cleaners -- soot blowers??) through that arc -- those particles
would be reformed.

And how about water/slurry mixtures??

Lots of interesting experiments one could do with a surplus X-ray power
system -- presently selling for under $400 US -- and 100 kw capacity!!

All you need is a little imagination --- 

Again -- where to get this device:

http://dawntreader.net/hvgroup/trans.html

High Tension Generator. 240 VAC in at 132 Amps. 125 PKV DC out at 300 ma.
Oil can be removed for easier shipping. NOTE: We have several of these in
different styles and power ratings - both in and out of oil and with and
without AC conversion (diode removal), outputs to 150,000 Volts at 0.5
Amps. Average weight 250-350 lbs.

$299.95 for the Bennett T-325 Unit pictured. Email for info on others.

and the other "beast"

THESE ARE THE BIG DOGS! High Tension Generators. 240 VAC in at up to 260
Amps. 150,000 VAC out at 500 ma. These are Litton PROFEXRAY generators and
they have been custom modified for use as Very High Voltage power supplies.
The diodes have been removed and the output rewired internally for AC
output. With proper ballast, they may be run on residential electrical
service. Awesome arc will self start at distances over a foot across.
Average weight 450-500 lbs.

$399.95

You have any idea how much a "beast" like that would cost new??

Great opportunity to try cold plasma gasification!!!

Or -- get this smaller unit:

York 500:1 Step-up power supply with DC output. The transformer weighs
almost 140 lbs. and contains dual center tapped secondaries. Input is 240
VAC at up to 150 Amps. Output is 125,000 Volts DC at up to 300 ma. The
seconday output is connected to a full-wave non-bridge 125 kV rectifier in
the form of 4 diode strips (see photos) which are connected in pairs - 2
forward biased and 2 reverse biased - with bare solid conductors (one is
visible in the lower center of upper photo). This arrangement produces
+62.5 kV on one side and -62.5 kV on the other side. This unit may be
converted to AC output by removal of the diodes and cross phasing of the
seconday outputs. It may be used in open air up to about 20,000 Volts but
must be submerged in dry transformer oil for the full output voltage. With
standared inductive ballast or solid state current control, this power
supply may be used on residential electric service. 

$149.95

Or this one:

TOSHIBA 25kV High Voltage Power Supply 
A Toshiba High Tension Generator manufactured to power medical radiographic
equipment. This unit produces + 25,000 Volts DC (1 uA) with an input of 100
Volts AC at an insulated terminal on the face plate to which the instrument
it powered was attached. There is also a BNC connector that has an output
of negative 550 Volts DC. This compact unit measures about 5.5" W x 3.5" H
x 8.5" D and weighs less than 5 pounds. With a proper insulated connection
using HV rated line (e.g. 40 kV Television Flyback wire) made to the output
terminal, this unit could have a wide range of uses in high voltage
research and hobby applications, including powering lifting devices based
on the so-called Biefeld-Brown effect. 

$59.95

You probably need this "ballast"

Heavy duty ballast reactor for high frequency work. Rating is 70 Amps and
600 microhenries.

$29.95

Or this one: (or both!!)

This is one of 3 primary coils from a 700 lb. transformer. It has 3
windings and with the core iron weights a little over 80 lbs. This makes a
useful ballast inductor in the range for HV work by using various
combinations of the 3 windings in series with the input line. The 2 most
useful configurations give 8.2 and 19.5 millihenries inductance, which
corresponds to limiting a 240 Volt line to 55 Amps and 77 Amps
respectively. Take half of these values for a 120 Volt line. 

$39.95

Talk to Carl:

http://dawntreader.net/hvgroup/carlinfo.html


And last -- at those prices you can't lose -- you have just invested in
copper commodities -- good as "gold" --

Trade copper wire for food ---

Jeff -- I figure this is the kind of project you could go nuts over!!

Think of the light-shows you could put on -- if nothing else -- eh??

Or for property security -- got problems -- energize some wires -- your own
personal human bug zapper!!

The prices are certainly "right"!!

Steam reform a mob!!

You very own WMD!!


Peter/Belize