[Gasification] Some ideas to work on!

[David Shackleton]

GF wrote:

> If the hot zone of a fire is subjected to a beam of micro waves, something 
> remarkable happens. The flames can be converted into a high energy plasma. 
> This can be demonstrated? by putting a lighted candle into? a microwave 
> oven and switching on. Getting the wife's permission first of course.
> Now? it doesn't take a Quantum mechanic to figure out that the hot gasses 
> from a gasifier if treated with micro waves "while still incandescent" 
> could obtain air free combustion. The water content of this "smoke" would 
> provide enough oxygen to convert any? tar present,? into CO+ H2. carbon 
> has a tendency to absorb microwaves and generate heat.

Note that the microwaves in a microwave oven are "tuned" to match the 
vibrational frequency of the water molecule, and would not excite carbon, 
CO, H2 or any other molecule except water.  Solid carbon, as an electrical 
conductor, will absorb microwaves and absorb heat via circulating eddy 
currents, the way any metal object will in a microwave oven.  Presumably a 
plasma, also being electrically conductive, would as well.  However, gaseous 
carbon, CO, H2 and other gasifier outputs would not.

David Shackleton