[Stoves] Fuel Moisture and Stove Performance

[Paul S. Anderson]

Quoting frank <frank at compostlab.com>:

> Will the burner from a stove that used Coleman fuel screwed to the end
> of a metal pipe work for Wood Gas? It seems there are many types of
> burners from camp stoves. Like the Siva stoves, large Coleman two
> burner, alcohol and one from Olympus stove and I am wondering if any of
> those will work. Also, If I use one of those does that take care of the
> secondary air?

Frank and all,

I have taken an Aladdin lantern, removed the cloth wick for liquid fuel, and
sent the woodgas up to the burner.  Some flame, but not anything good.  I did
this with alcohol vapors from a modified alcohol burner, and also from my
T-LUDs, which are producing very raw woodgas.  There are problems getting the
gases to flow through small tubes, but in general I have not had major 
problems
with blockages from tars.  But my tests are of short duration and not repeated
many times and I avoid the devices with very small orifices.

The main issue that has bothered me is to get the secondary air to come in
adequately and vigorously.  I have shot forced air from small blowers into
every hole I could think of or create.  No meaningful success except to learn
what seems to not work.

Paul
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Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., Geography professor - Emeritus
Telephone:  USA-309-452-7072 (residence and office)
Internet site:  www.ilstu.edu/~psanders
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