Gasifier on ICE - Electricity + Heat

That depends... How big is the load? What is the draw thru the stove? Is the fan on or just the engine? How big is the engine? What is the fuel density of the biomass?

Here's a more practical measurement for you; with an efficient conversion of biomass to syn-gas, you can expect approximately 20 pounds of wood to equal one gallon of gas.

The stove pictured is sized for a 30 hp engine. Not sure yet what the consumption is at full capacity at that rating.

Greg

Hope this is helpful,
Greg

how long does it run on one fill up of wood?

hello greetings from portugal , i am working on exactly the same progect.
I an trying to get a fiat 900cm3 water-cooled car engine to run with woodgas.
the engine will produce electricity and hot heatingwater i hope.
i have porbelms to find a blower for my sytem , will take a car heater now too

How long a run time can you get with your gasifier fully loaded, and the motor, alternator setup?

nice job!!! don't leave your batt. on the ground for a long time.

Thanks.

Yes, we should capture as much of the mechanical and heat energy from the operation of an ICE as practical. A water-cooled ICE would make that pretty easy and practical. If we captured the heat created and dispersed during gasification and the heat in the exhaust from the ICE, we could achieve very high (nearly 100%) process efficiencies.

We have an old 62 hp Continental straight-six, liquid-cooled engine, designed to run on propane that we are planning to hook up to sg next.

Greg

Again, great job ! If you use a water-cooled ICE then you are able to use the waste heat for water and building heating. ;-) Keep us updated with more videos please, we love them !