Wood Gas Stove

The reason I thought nitrogen was in the process because it can slow down the chemical reaction being an inert gas. And that would explain why the wood doesn't combust as it does in a camp fire. The oxygen from air is being consumed prior to arrival to the wood the heat causes the wood to make its gases and gets its oxygen from the wood.

Wikipedia, gives a process description if what really happens in the wood gas stove. Just found out that during WW2 there were over 1million Biomass automobiles in use due to the shortage of petro. There are many applictions of this ancient tech. It is sad to because where I live we have so muh construction they just bulldose the land into a pile and burn the entire pile that wood could be put to good use making electricity or powering cars. There is a pix of a truck in use today.

Nitrogen plays no part in the gasification process. It is present in air and will just come out the other end of the gasifier intact. If you then burn your gas in an engine then the nitrogen with turn into NOX, an unfortunate greenhouse gas.

I don't drink any caffeine but thankfully I found my coffee can at a recycling dump.

The 20-litre oil can came from a restaurant.

Try this web site it shows more detail. Also you can look into Wikipedia search wood gas it goes into the science behind the making of woodgas. It seems to require less oxygen and more nitrogen it is supose to separate gasses in the fuel unlocking a secondary fuel form. I like this one because it is home made uses no batteries and cost only a few hundred homemade cups of coffee.

No two MIDGE stoves are alike. They are all made from scrap. It is not how they look that matters. What matters is that the same combustion process is operating for all stoves, regardless of how they were put together.

I used the instructions on the website and built the stove you see in the video. It doesn't look the same but it does operate exactly the same.

Different form. Same function.

Look at other videos. All different forms. All carrying out the same function.

the MIDGE is not the same as shown on the video. can you give the instructions for building the stove shown in the video? thanks

Are you talking about the plans? There should be holes at the bottom and lower side of the combustion (inner) can.

The plans and video both show holes at the bottom of the inner can.

Of course, you can experiment without and see what happens. Other experimenters have stoves with components that can be swapped in and out for different configurations.

Wood gasification is not an exact science.

why are there no holes in the bottom of the combustion chamber (the one-gallon can)? the video shows punched holes in the bottom of the combustion chamber

For plans have a read of my blog - Link above right - I am struggling to post a link here.

i want to make the stove as seen. can you send me a detailed plans with dimensions. thanks.