[Gasification] catalyst

[Toby Seiler]

To those who are still trying to understand (I hope) what my design proposes, please refer to the Volume 11 issue 15 post.  I don't know how to explain it any clearer.  I am not seeking to reform the tars.  I expect to burn them completely but with no excess air beyond what is necessary for that portion of the process.   I  am seeking to use the catalyst heat energy without adding additional air to an independent fuel feed on top of that catalyst unit.  Water comes into play here, but as free and bound water in the second stage fuel.  I am well aware that the water has explosive force (expanding 1600 times when going to steam) thus pressure developed, potentially dangerous.  I'm even considering how to direct a blast up should one occur, as opposed to sideways, much like a relief valve. 
   
  In regards to Peters post that I must have a big grant, I am using my own funds entirely and they are hard earned.  I've paid my dues and suffered the pains of an entrepreneur, and there has been many, generally unrelated to my inventions.  For anybody that is considering a patent, we should have an off list discussion.
   
  In regards to a Hurst boiler (note this may have been an off list email from Peter suggesting that I stop my research and purchase a turn key system), while a fire tube boiler works very well for sawmill waste because of the ash that can accumulate and restrict the hot gas flow (the tubes are larger and relatively easy to clean), a water tube has a lot more surface area and is achieving up to 90% efficiency.  And I still have contacts at my old employer, Bryan Steam Company (although limited to 300 lbs).  
   
  I have noted a tendency at high pressures for most boilers to have "boiler explosions" upon a sudden drop in pressure, therefor I have looked to the "Stanley Steamer" automobile which employs a vertical fire tube that is resistant to that problem and operates at 600 lbs.
   
  In any case, the gas that I want to achieve (maximized hydrogen), I hope, is not carrying the tars and ash.  That gas could operate equally well in an engine, fire tube or water tube boiler or even a turbine.  Indianapolis has an excellent fabricator, Kennedy Tank, that could manufacture a code vessel (ASME) for part of a steam system. 
   
  I am at a point in my career that every investment I make in machinery and equipment must succeed.  Small failures and "tweaking" yes, failure of the entire system NO.  I don't take this research lightly and I do do my homework, alongside my hands on fabrication.  
   
  Sincerely, 
   
  Toby Seiler 

 
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