[Gasification] CO2 recycling

[Toby Seiler]

Ken, 
   
  Great job applying modern and existing technology for your purpose.  Your gasifier sounds interesting in the use of thermal mass.  What type of fuel do you have available for a gasifier and about how many hp or kw will you eventually produce?
   
  On the subject of an electric arc, I compare that to welding.  My welder is around 30 volts at 90 amps dc... that's 2700 watts for welding a 1/8" rod.  You said 30 amp at 140v or 4200 watts.  That means the power available is about the 140 amp setting, that could weld a 3/16 mild rod.  That helps me envision the arc.
   
  I assume that it is the gas that you want to make from gasifier fuel that you will reform.  Am I mistaken?  Is reforming the hot soup of tar, water vapor, co2, and other volatiles what you are envisioning?  This seems to make sense if it only uses half or less of the energy or produces twice or more the value gas (making two machines generate) from the same amount of fuel.  If all of the energy goes to the arc and all of the gas to the engine turning the generator, there is no benefit.  I would hope that using 25% of the electric production could reduce fuel consumption by 40-50% (having better gas, requiring less fuel input).  
  
  What other (different) benefits do you think can be achieved and what are some of the dangers?  Thanks for sharing your many good works.
   
  Regards,  Toby Seiler
   
   

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