[Stoves] A bright idea - Wood Gas Lantern Video

[Thomas Reed]

Dear All:

*"**However we gave up the idea since CO in an* *enclosed environment of 
a rural household will be very lethal."*


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Holly smoke.  And to think that my sainted mother cooked all my meals up 
until 1940 over a flame of CO and H2 (city gas).  What was she thinking 
of!!!  I'm "posttoxified".

Someone made this same statement to me about our WoodGas stoves in 
1985.  However, WoodGas typically contains enough contaminents to make 
its presence intolerable.  If not, oderants can be added. 
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Seriously, all fuels, solid, liquid or gas, contain both C and H.  They 
can all be converted to a "hydrogen rich gas" containing CO and H2 with 
simple gasifiers or reformers.  This gas burns much more cleanly than 
ANY other fuel because of the wide combustion limits given by 
hydrogen.    So, we will need to learn to live with CO again, as our 
ancestors did from 1800-1940. 

Back to the future with gasification and reforming.

Yours truly,

TOM REED     BEF




Alex and Christine English wrote:
> Anil,
> Your right it isn't bright. Would the gas have to go through the mesh of the mantle, or 
> would it work to have a cylinder just inside the glass?
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex
>
>   
>> Good work. We had tried in early 1980s this concept since we were working on
>> wood gasifiers and lanterns. However we gave up the idea since CO in an
>> enclosed environment of a rural household will be very lethal. Also the
>> light was not enough for studying and doing other fine work.
>>
>> You might like to put a thermoluminescent mantle with the blue flame and it
>> will give better light.
>>
>> Cheers. Anil
>>
>>
>>     
>
>
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