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Hey Matt, Long time since I checked in, how is it going?
Bruce
Great!! Are you keeping up with development? Keep an eye on the Fusion products, this will change the game in gasification for power. No more fuel processing for this application, the stove technology does this for you. The stove tech will not only change the game for gasification for power but also the pellet stove industry as a whole. This simplifies the stove, allows it capability to run in a grid down situation and runs far cleaner than any pellet stove on market.
Glad to join this group. I have been loosely watching micro CHP development for years. I was pleased to see Marcin Jakubowski from OSE go to biochar. It seems such a better solution than "using tar". They use a cyclone filter. You use a welding cloth filter? Anyway, I am so glad you are automating these systems. I can't weld. I don't know anything about electronics. I can barely start a lawnmower. So, your existence is a dream come true.
We use silica cloth, I guess some welding blankets are made of this material. The Material we use is a filter media cloth and it can withstand the very harsh chemicals subjected to it plus it can handle 1800* F temperature well beyond our gas temps at the point of the filter. The Cloth is inexpensive and the bags are easy to make using a heavy duty packaging stapler to create the seams. This is the best filter system we have found. I will never build another cyclone as long as I live. They are PITA to fabricate and they really dont work all that well. This cloth filters at 300 microns. A cyclone can not come anywhere near that.
But thanks for the post. Keep with forum, it will be slow going as we build up and that will take some time. I will do what I can to post new updates of what we have going on in the shop. We will soon be wrapping up 2019-2020 builds and then moving on to the 2021 Fusion Builds here soon. :)
What is the Ute?and how does the water drip system work
New here. I'm interested in your systems but not sure what is proprietary. I'm only familiar with updraft and down draft systems. If I understand correctly yours is a cross draft. Could you explain how that differs from the others. I have a lot of questions that get convoluted at DOW. Hope to not be too annoying. Everything I know about fuels and engines came from building Motorcycles and drag cars back in the last century. I can only relate to this information on gasification referencing those experiences. One question. You feed your generator right from hour gasifier through a filter without any sort of cooling apparatus. Is this because the heat in your system is absorbed by the fuel like in a Updraft charcoal hopper?
Hi Tom, No they are a down draft gasifier much like Krijans on the DOW. Im just not using a flute design but more of a traditional nozzle type system. I call it a semi diagonal cross draft simply because my jet is located higher on one side verses the pickup is located at the bottom on the opposing side. However it is NOT a cross draft, technically it is a down draft system. With charcoal it dont matter what direct you go it all works the same. Down draft / cross draft simply have an added grate system but can be re loaded on the fly or more easily than an updraft.
Charcoal in any configuration only needs minor cooling as the process is endothermic and there is little moisture. So cooing is not as critical as a typical raw wood gasifier. The point of cooling with raw wood gasification is to drop the moisture and tar. Generally the filter and the hose is adequate for cooling with charcoal gasification systems. .
I'm going to butt in here with a ? Where does the start up built in fan get its power? Is it ac or dc?
We use Amteck blowers. They are both AC or DC. To get full power it is best to run on AC, you can use a small inverter to run direct from battery. If used with direct DC the blower speed is drastically reduced especially if the battery voltage is 12 volts. To the blower to run at higher speeds you can simply get a buck converter to raise voltage.
How do you connect the wires? I thought it was built in
What do you mean? You simply plug it into a power supply or use the DC cable we provide and connect it to the generators battery that you are trying to run. The blower is fully integrated onto the M-1 Utility.
There is a cord out of it?
@jrlazyss Yes it is an electric blower you need to power it with an external, source. Typically this is your battery on your generator. Most generator even without electric start will still have a charge port for a 12 volt battery. So you would need a 12 volt battery to power the blower and you re charge it with the generator. Just your car, you need to battery to power its starter to start the car. Same principal here.
Is this the blower you are using?
105 CFM on AC. I think the seagate blowers I have are 130 CFM. More than I need for what I have built so far but I would prefer to not have to use an inverter to run the blower . Does the DC option pull enough to get the system running? I'm guessing you are using these because they must be very durable.
No we use this one. Not that you could not use that one. but it is very expensive. We use this lower cost version but we can offer the full aluminum housing. But the plastic has worked fine no need for the added expense. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9JNCUI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I dont have any of your products but I'm thinking of getting some. Thats why I'm asking questions.
To bad you are only build on demand. I bet if you had some prebuilt units you could get real fat in Texas right now. Actually the whole nortwestern grid is pretty shaky right now as well.
Yup we need investment in order to build for stock.
Ok