[Stoves] Traditonal Charcola Making Process / retort

[Jeff Davis]

Tom wrote:
> If you run the gasifier inefficiently by withdrawing more charcoal than
> you convert to gas, say 30% char,

This is where Tom and I differ:

Tom writes gasifier efficiency as:
Energy in  / energy of gas


I write it as:
Energy in  / (energy of (gas + char))

But my hope is that the char will be as valuable or more than the gas.


I have had some luck with gasifying paper fireballs and making charcoal:
http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/?q=davisgas-of-fire



Too much to talk about and no time to type,

Jeff




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Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA