Beta Test of the Wood Gasifier.... IT WORKS!!!!
@leesmoketree and I were putting some final touches on the gasifier and there is a few more kinks and a little more thought. This is what our current final product produces-
We're having problems with the condensing process but all in all we have a working downward style gasifier. Imagine a external fire pit upside down. so the mission is to capture the smoke from the fire and condense it. The smoke from the fire is actually fuel. So think of smoke as very tiny pieces of wood that didn't burn, just floating away in the air. With that in mind you take that smoke, cool it down and pack it tighter. You now have a very flammable "gas". One thing you need to know is to make a fire you ONLY need 3 things- fuel, heat, and air. Back to the picture above you can see, with the torch im adding the heat (once we figure out how to make a easily cleanable condenser that is efficient and seal our unit a little better we should be able to remove the torch and it will still operate), the cement block is adding the air, so in the above result the smoke is FUEL(our goal). FYI the torch will not produce a flame like that.
This is what a propane torch flame will look like:
You can also see the first tool I made for our rocket stove, a scraper/poker.
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Any of you have any suggestions on a condensing unit
I like the bong style condensing unit
im not finding any "bong style condensing unit" do you have any examples?
yea, its in your hand ;)
well yea i'm working on few different ideas like the one pipe in the upper picture but a good bong style that is easy to clean because of the large amount of oil and and resin build up from the volume of smoke that this thing pushes.
Yes, A simple natural design, water style filtration and condensing system will help to remove any impurities in the wood fuel while cooling the smoke. The wood fuel is already combustable at the stage in the pictures. Any additional refinement will produce a much more efficient burn.
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Doesn;'t matter how old or young you are playing with fire is fun:)
this is true until you get stumped in the complexities of getting it into application.
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