Feel free to give yourself that pat on the back, most of us don't expect hollywood productions on you tube so Thank You for making this a very clear video to view and understand.
I agree that it doesn't need to be a pro production but the more I watched the video the more it annoyed me with the golden washed out light from the setting sun so I decided to redo the ending part of the video. I broke my 24 hour rule of waiting 24 hours before uploading a video so that I could take my time to ponder over it and look for spelling mistakes etc so I did it to myself.
I will be honest I have down loaded all the videos you have posted on the Gasifier and fully intend on building one. you have the best wood gas unit on the net Bar none the videos are well done you explain everything in detail thank you for all the hard work you put into the whole project...
+Rebel James Hey feel free to download whatever you need for your project. There are a lot of other people doing some good work too. Check out the miniwoodgas blog at www.miniwoodgas.com
Thanks for the vote of confidence. There are a handful of others who have built this and added their own ideas to the build. Everyone shares their ideas and it allows us to make improvements on the build.
I have looked at many other vids from others but have found yours to be very informative and understandable! I plan soon to begin making one like yours because you did all the engineering and testing already! Thanks for that and sharing your progress and explaining why you did things the way you did! Very good job sir!
Hey thanks. I'm doing a few final mods to see if I can improve on the build and I hope to release a new video of the new setup running along with showing the new mods to everyone so stay tuned.
Congrats on the completion of the gasifier. We have been staying busy on our build and at some point , will post another video of the progress. Thanks for all your hard work, and as the build progresses , I will have to watch all the "how to" vids again to jot down more great notes. As it took you a while to complete, I'm in the same slow lane, but when I complete it , I would like to put it out there for other people to view some of the unique things I'm doing.I know I don't have the runtime experience that you have aquired, but you posting all your vids lets me get an idea how things will go. I am approaching this with a lot of patients, with little time, and as you mentioned it really gives me time to think about every detail. It should be a fun ride. Thanks again for everything.
Hey thanks man. I don't know if you seen this same video I did a day ago but I wound up pulling it. I was tired when I uploaded it and when I got to work and really took a look at it I realized that the part of the video where I was showing the completed build was all washed out due to the sun setting and reflecting off of my house right into the video camera. Needless to say I was bummed out so I redone the ending section of the video today to fix it and I'm glad I did now.
flash001USA Nice one flash,, i envy the fact that your system looks lite manouverable and sturdy. I been fitting some electronics to my system ie- timer delay module for grate shaker motor,, PWM for blower fan and another small inline filter, before i put up another video,, but enuff about me,, just wanna say great job on the trolley, creative engineering ,, lucky you,, i will need a crane to move mine around,, Grrrrr, anyway gonna checkout your website,, over and out !
Hey when you do, be sure to make a RUclips video for others to see it in action. Are you aware of the website and the blog where you can comment or ask other builders questions? www.miniwoodgas.com
@@flash001USA lol I use to singing and not talking much lol you are a natural lol but I started out messing with it and got side tracked I'm want to get it done I used a 55 gallon drum but going to use your style of cooling to see if it makes gas at all if not ill build it like yours brother
Hey sorry i been off line but been out and about getting setup to go out gold prospecting and been dealing with family stuff too but nice walk threw vid. Just took a look at yr site very cool good job on that too. Keep up the great work as always you make great vids showing lots of detail and good info.
love your work, lots of thought in your designs, especially in being able to service.your first build videao with the wheel rim for a fire pot ,was that for a fema design? would you change the design for an Imbert? Thanks
Can you use the gas from this in a propane tank to run a grill or gas water heater or any thing that uses propane? I am wanting to build one I like the plan you have and do you have a more detailed video of the filter system coming from the gasifier?
flash001USA Hi Flash just a few questions getting all parts together to start my gasifier. 1st the cone 5 in. at the top 3 in at the bottom if I wanted to run a bigger engine would I need to go 6 x 4? 2nd 1\2 in nozzle will run a 5 to 7.5 hp, 3\4 will run a 7.5 to 15 hp will going to a 1 in fix that problem? 3rd The 3 in at the end of the burn tube you went to a 2 in will that 3 in there run more than a 15 hp or does that need to go to a 4 in? 4th On the cone Don't know if I can bend 1\8th stainless would 16 ga stainless be as good? And the end of the burn tube the 2 in would stainless be better there? My shaker plate is also going to be stainless. 5th The 2 white propane tanks are they just empty tanks no filler on the inside? What is the door on the little tank for? And do you need a door on the big tank? Didn't see one that's why I asked. 6th On the hopper I have a hot water heater tank 14in in diameter the same shape of the propane tank you have welded to the rim it looks like 16ga not as heavy gauge metal as most water heaters as I have seen that I have used in building rocket stoves with. Will it stand up to the heat or does it get to hot in that area? And how deep or does it matter? 7th On the nozzles would using stainless at the end 5in going into the fire would that be better? 8th On the 4in PC pipe filters and 5ft tall is there a reason or could you use 6in or would it help? 2in where the gas comes out of the gasifier 1 1\2 when you reduce on down coming out if you run anything bigger does that need to be bigger? Probably wont run nothing no bigger than a 7hp but I want to be able to run bigger than a 15 if I needed to with just changing the air nozzles and the end of the burn tube. My biggest reason for searching trying to do this was to make my own propane gas to store in tanks. Thanks for all of your info. I am working on an air engine to generate my own power to run my own generator. I will share that with you when I get that completed hard to get time to work on all these projects. Let you know how things go as I go along. I hope my questions make sense to you they do to me.lol and God Bless Show less
COOL COOL, accessibility is key for maintenance, I'm a mechanic so understand trying to work on compact cars, lol. I'm thinking of building a GEK just to play around with, they have an open cad source, thought might give it a try! Keep up the good work!
If you have the tools to work with the open cad source give it a try. They have a good system that burns very clean. I literally winged this as I was building it but in the end I came off with a good build and had a load of fun in the process when I wasn't smashing fingers, cutting fingers and burning myself and cussing aloud.
I just got my CNC table going, I think I have one large order to get through, then I might cut one out. and yes building gasifiers is a load of fun, I usually end up melting off my finger prints, I actually had one blow up in my face, hot coals up my nose and down my throat, ya I looked hilarious, my face was completely black.
To have a perpetual fuel source look into coppice and/or pollard trees. That and a good billhook, you will never run out of fuel. I use both techniques on my farm for wood and tree hay. Your wood gas generator will soon cut down my electric bill with no extra work than cleaning up the sticks from my sheep. If SHTF and your in MO near Ft wood, look me up. Have you considered compressing this gas for storage such as in a conventional propane tank?
First-most thanks for the feedback. As far as compressing the woodgas it isn't feasible because unlike propane toy cannot compress the gas to a liquid so that you have enough run-time plus it's just too risky to compress woodgas because the mix can change and oxygen could get into the gas and you would never know it so in essence you could wind up with a bomb due to impure gas. There are those who do it but trust me when I say to avoid that. Woodgas is safe when done correctly because it is a gas on demand system so you aren't producing gas unless the gasifier is being drawn on by the engine intake. I hope that helps.
Hi flash quick question could you clarify for me how and where you collect the gas from inside the gasifier , I think I understand but somethings not quite clicking in my head , I'm a visual learner and I need to see it to get my head around it . Which of your other videos shows this part of the gasifier? Thanks
Brett you don't actually collect the gas. It is made on demand as the engine of start-up blower is drawing on the output of the gasifier. Think of someone taking a draw from a cigarette. It's the same concept but on a much larger scale. Inside the gasifier you have the fuel and the ember bed just like a cigarette and as the air is drawn through the air nozzle the ember bed burns hot breaking down the fuel and turning it into fuel that is on the output side.
Yet another very refined build. Impressive and cost-effective. I tend to shy away from PVC parts due to a perceived lack of durability, but maybe I'm wrong. Do you feel that they break down over time?
One more comment for you on making the shaker automated. I liked your design, but I had a thought on a DC motor that turns 3.5 RPM's and the shaker still supported by chains but have 3 springs attached that kind of holds the shaker in place, as the motor turns have it catch on part of the shaker and apply tension then release causing the springs to jar the shaker back in place. It might be hard to envision what im saying, but youre crafty so you may see it. However, would 3.5 shakes a minute be too much or too little? I guess thats a trail and error depending on the unit set up. May be better to get a motor that does 12 RPM's and just get a voltage regulator and reduce the speed if needed....
Did you see my last video? I've got a good shaker design and it will literally jiggle the handle really fast for 1 or 2 seconds and I can time that to happen anywhere from every 30 seconds up to every 5 minutes. I found that a quick burst or a quick jiggle is perfect for the grate. I've already laid out the circuit board controller so now I just have to find the time to do this now.
do u know of or herd any thing of the reaction between the smoke and galvanized steel some were i herd that it is like a catiletic converter kind of thing were in the zink interacts with the gas and changes it some how i have only ever used galvy so i dont know the dif. O.o got to love that fausgene lol
I've never heard that before but it could be possible. I used the galvanized pipe on the FEMA and my second set of pipes on the new Imbert build are galvanized fence post but even if it does have an effect, once the soot coats the inside of the pipes it technically would insulate the smoke from actually physically coming into contact with the pipes inner bare walls so I'm not sure just how effective it would be after a few runs.
Hey Flash, thanks for all the videos. They've been a great go to for info. I'm planning on almost making a very similar design to yours. Here's a question for you, how would you feel about having the same exact system but cutting those cooling pipes down about 18" or so? Also I remember on your start up vids the main combustion drum was getting up to around 151 degrees? What do you think the internal temp is, probably close cause it isnt insulated. I'm considering wrapping copper in the drum to heat water. I'm hoping to unplug from the grid within the next year and this may be a huge asset in that goal. So thanks again
You could make an internal water bladder or a copper coil but think of this: What happens when you take a glass of ice outside on a hot humid summer day? The glass collects water from the air in the form of condensation correct? Your copper tubing will do the same thing because it's cooler so it will collect a hard shell of soot and light tars over it thus insulating it from the heat. The best bet would to be to collect the exhaust heat from the engine to boil water. This way you won't be dealing with any buildup issues. One more thing: Yes the gasifier gets hot but it's only a small heat source so there is less heat than you think because you are in essence dealing with a heat source that is roughly the size of a softball plus this is embers and NOT actual flames of fire so it will cool down fast. I hope that makes sense to you.
flash001USA and OSSBanshee I think there's room in a system for a drum frilled with copper tubing with cold running water. It may even be beneficial. We need to shed heat and moisture before our engine. The drum/barrel would either need a condensate tank or use the bottom to drain off the (water). The moisture building up on the copper may even catch some extra soot that may not have been filtered, so still a win. I think a guy can even plumb it in to be replaced with a pipe when one doesn't want it in place(when not heating water). I do plan to making this an add on in the future.
Thanks for all the hard work you have done building the gasifier and showing it. My question is , I have a 13 hp generator and I'm not sure how big to make the burn area. Should I make one big gasifier or two smaller ones and join them? Thanks again
Make only one burn zone. The burn zone I have in the "how to" videos should be big enough to handle the needs for a 13 Hp engine. You will need to try a 3/4 inch diameter nozzle instead of the 1/2 inch nozzle I'm using.
hi flash i want to say thank you for all of your hard work and showing me how to make a gasifier.im starting to get some parts .im sure that i might ask a few ? thanks once again ron
Howdee partner, Yer gasser looked great when it was in its original state, and it looks even better now that you have been able to mount it in such a compact form on a purpose built trolley frame :) . If you are anything like me, you probably spent a long time just staring at it - trying to optimise the layout in your mind, before committing to the final placement of the parts. Kind of reminds me of Paul Junior on the TV series of Orange County Choppers. The results of your labours are indeed a treat to the eye, and will surely give rise to many duplicates among the RUclips community :) . In time, many more of us will build gasifiers, as this is one of those older technologies that deserves to live eternally. Just wondering, does your gasifier drum get very hot? If so, perhaps a heat shield between it and the nearby plumbing might be helpful? Keep up the good work.
Yeah I must of built this layout a million different ways in my mind before I decided to go with the build I have now. You were asking about heat being a possible issue with the PVC. I don't think it will be because it's technically geared up for a small engine so it probably won't get hot enough to cause any issues with any of the exposed PVC stuff in the big 55 gallon drum. The pipes are further away from the gasifier than they appear in the video too but if heat does become an issue there is plenty of room to add a simple shield to the mix.
Looks great flash. One question, on the clean out on burner tank how did you get it to seal so good? I heard that's hard to do with that kind of clean out. Joe
If you talking about the biochar port at the bottom of the gasifier on the biochar port I used 3/8 inch thick high temperature RTV gasket tape and when the door is closed there are 3 latches that pull the door tightly against the gasket material to achieve the seal.
Joe you can just use one larger tank. You can find the taller propane tanks if you look around so you don't have to use a large water tank, You can even find the small portable air tanks too. This will help keep things small and easier to work with.
another video worth watching bro, and it looks so tight. it is true info is scattered and hard to find, i watched many MrTeslonian vids as well as some waste oil burners, but those seem to pollute, no smoke does not mean clean burning. my hopes is to make bio char and use branches and wood that people haul to dump sites or when i trim my trees not polluting, things must fit into natural echo system or we are part of the problem still. i think making bio char and cleaning the burn by removing tars as your system does is the way to go and then using the uncharged carbon to clean water and rejuvenate soil. Why does someone not invent a floating echo system that floats on polluted water and cleans it up like some of the new grey water home echo systems in some homes now. maybe some year in future we will see old barges used to clean up our lakes. I will check out your new web site even though this video is 3 and a 1/2 years old. Thanks for sharing
flash my research on incinerators and home made foundrys suggests that no organic compounds can exist after 1400 F now its more like what u sed flow is every thing my reactor dosent get that hot but it runs tar free B\C the tar bell has the proper time to crack the tars BTW im working on some new vids for ur web site some old some new and some to confirm my theroie my Volkswood has white pvc for fittings and there just as clean as the day i baut them but i do only have about 30 min run time on them but compared to my old FEMA they would have been unserviceable after 30 min =3-
Very cool! You are right about the temperatures but the tars are literally boiled free from the organic material above the ember bed and the bottom cone allows for two things to happen (I think) 1st the heat has to travel down thru the cone so it gives the gas more time to allow the tars to be broken down and 2nd, the bio char in the bell may actually helps a bit in capturing some of the nasties too since it is technically a charcoal filter. I'm extending my bottom tube from 3 inches to 5 inches today and to be sure it doesn't clog I gave it a very slight bell shape. My restriction throat now goes from 2 inches and bells out to 2-1/2 inches so I'm treating it like an ice tray where it only bells out enough to allow the biochar to flow freely down to the grate but not so freely that I can have a ember bed collapse where the embers can fall thru the bell down to the grate. If I was running larger wood chunks a standard Imbert bell would be a non-issue but since I'm running the small stuff I decided to run a tighter bell design. I'll be looking forward to some videos from you. Just let me know when you decide which ones you want me to put on the website man.
great showing is awesome!! wanted see if you make a wood gas -basic designed for make /collect gas for a stove or a inflared propane heater converted!.. What im saying is: pipe/caps both ends/wood filled- tube /gas and store the gas in wheather balloons... and maybe re pressured gas in propane tanks.. im old/ broke. jobless .. and like a lot americans- cant get by on minimum wage/mandatory car ins./ medical insurance.. I have to use sleep bags to stay warm.. Help us please!!! I cant afford $500 machine/nor need all dat ! just cook cheeper/ stay warm . is enough! You do more than any in (kiss) keep it simple:>) that's why I need you make 1. throw it in yard fire. hook up pipes/ make it good enough for gas stove /and heater- after saved to a cyclender.
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Feel free to give yourself that pat on the back, most of us don't expect hollywood productions on you tube so Thank You for making this a very clear video to view and understand.
I agree that it doesn't need to be a pro production but the more I watched the video the more it annoyed me with the golden washed out light from the setting sun so I decided to redo the ending part of the video. I broke my 24 hour rule of waiting 24 hours before uploading a video so that I could take my time to ponder over it and look for spelling mistakes etc so I did it to myself.
I will be honest I have down loaded all the videos you have posted on the Gasifier and fully intend on building one. you have the best wood gas unit on the net Bar none the videos are well done you explain everything in detail thank you for all the hard work you put into the whole project...
+Rebel James Hey feel free to download whatever you need for your project.
There are a lot of other people doing some good work too. Check out the miniwoodgas blog at www.miniwoodgas.com
The more I watch, the more excited I get about my own Gasifier.
Really excellent man. You can see the pride in this work. Great job
Thanks for the vote of confidence. There are a handful of others who have built this and added their own ideas to the build. Everyone shares their ideas and it allows us to make improvements on the build.
I have looked at many other vids from others but have found yours to be very informative and understandable! I plan soon to begin making one like yours because you did all the engineering and testing already! Thanks for that and sharing your progress and explaining why you did things the way you did! Very good job sir!
Hey thanks. I'm doing a few final mods to see if I can improve on the build and I hope to release a new video of the new setup running along with showing the new mods to everyone so stay tuned.
I will do that for sure!
Congrats on the completion of the gasifier. We have been staying busy on our build and at some point , will post another video of the progress. Thanks for all your hard work, and as the build progresses , I will have to watch all the "how to" vids again to jot down more great notes. As it took you a while to complete, I'm in the same slow lane, but when I complete it , I would like to put it out there for other people to view some of the unique things I'm doing.I know I don't have the runtime experience that you have aquired, but you posting all your vids lets me get an idea how things will go. I am approaching this with a lot of patients, with little time, and as you mentioned it really gives me time to think about every detail. It should be a fun ride. Thanks again for everything.
You did an awesome job on this, congrats and thank you for sharing.
God bless you and have a great day
I enjoy the fact that you put out very informative and quality videos.
Hey thanks man. I don't know if you seen this same video I did a day ago but I wound up pulling it. I was tired when I uploaded it and when I got to work and really took a look at it I realized that the part of the video where I was showing the completed build was all washed out due to the sun setting and reflecting off of my house right into the video camera. Needless to say I was bummed out so I redone the ending section of the video today to fix it and I'm glad I did now.
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Nice one flash,, i envy the fact that your system looks lite manouverable and sturdy.
I been fitting some electronics to my system ie- timer delay module for grate shaker motor,, PWM for blower fan and another small inline filter, before i put up another video,, but enuff about me,, just wanna say great job on the trolley, creative engineering ,, lucky you,, i will need a crane to move mine around,, Grrrrr, anyway gonna checkout your website,, over and out !
I did see the the first video and agree. I feel people should support people that take time out of there day to put out videos that are very useful.
I love learning from you awesome brother I hope to complete mine soon
Hey when you do, be sure to make a RUclips video for others to see it in action. Are you aware of the website and the blog where you can comment or ask other builders questions? www.miniwoodgas.com
@@flash001USA lol I use to singing and not talking much lol you are a natural lol but I started out messing with it and got side tracked I'm want to get it done I used a 55 gallon drum but going to use your style of cooling to see if it makes gas at all if not ill build it like yours brother
Hey sorry i been off line but been out and about getting setup to go out gold prospecting and been dealing with family stuff too but nice walk threw vid. Just took a look at yr site very cool good job on that too. Keep up the great work as always you make great vids showing lots of detail and good info.
love your work, lots of thought in your designs, especially in being able to service.your first build videao with the wheel rim for a fire pot ,was that for a fema design? would you change the design for an Imbert? Thanks
Absolutely go with an Inbert design. The FEMA does not get hot enough to produce clean gas.
Thanks flash sounds great ill send some pictures once I get a little more of it done.
Can you use the gas from this in a propane tank to run a grill or gas water heater or any thing that uses propane? I am wanting to build one I like the plan you have and do you have a more detailed video of the filter system coming from the gasifier?
You could but the gas produced is at it's best when it's used on demand like for an engine running a generator.
flash001USA
Hi Flash just a few questions getting all parts together to start my gasifier. 1st the cone 5 in. at the top 3 in at the bottom if I wanted to run a bigger engine would I need to go 6 x 4? 2nd 1\2 in nozzle will run a 5 to 7.5 hp, 3\4 will run a 7.5 to 15 hp will going to a 1 in fix that problem? 3rd The 3 in at the end of the burn tube you went to a 2 in will that 3 in there run more than a 15 hp or does that need to go to a 4 in? 4th On the cone Don't know if I can bend 1\8th stainless would 16 ga stainless be as good? And the end of the burn tube the 2 in would stainless be better there? My shaker plate is also going to be stainless. 5th The 2 white propane tanks are they just empty tanks no filler on the inside? What is the door on the little tank for? And do you need a door on the big tank? Didn't see one that's why I asked. 6th On the hopper I have a hot water heater tank 14in in diameter the same shape of the propane tank you have welded to the rim it looks like 16ga not as heavy gauge metal as most water heaters as I have seen that I have used in building rocket stoves with. Will it stand up to the heat or does it get to hot in that area? And how deep or does it matter? 7th On the nozzles would using stainless at the end 5in going into the fire would that be better? 8th On the 4in PC pipe filters and 5ft tall is there a reason or could you use 6in or would it help? 2in where the gas comes out of the gasifier 1 1\2 when you reduce on down coming out if you run anything bigger does that need to be bigger? Probably wont run nothing no bigger than a 7hp but I want to be able to run bigger than a 15 if I needed to with just changing the air nozzles and the end of the burn tube. My biggest reason for searching trying to do this was to make my own propane gas to store in tanks. Thanks for all of your info. I am working on an air engine to generate my own power to run my own generator. I will share that with you when I get that completed hard to get time to work on all these projects. Let you know how things go as I go along. I hope my questions make sense to you they do to me.lol and God Bless
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COOL COOL, accessibility is key for maintenance, I'm a mechanic so understand trying to work on compact cars, lol. I'm thinking of building a GEK just to play around with, they have an open cad source, thought might give it a try!
Keep up the good work!
If you have the tools to work with the open cad source give it a try. They have a good system that burns very clean. I literally winged this as I was building it but in the end I came off with a good build and had a load of fun in the process when I wasn't smashing fingers, cutting fingers and burning myself and cussing aloud.
I just got my CNC table going, I think I have one large order to get through, then I might cut one out. and yes building gasifiers is a load of fun, I usually end up melting off my finger prints, I actually had one blow up in my face, hot coals up my nose and down my throat, ya I looked hilarious, my face was completely black.
Yep, and that's why I always wear safety glasses!
I think I needed a full face helmet!
To have a perpetual fuel source look into coppice and/or pollard trees. That and a good billhook, you will never run out of fuel. I use both techniques on my farm for wood and tree hay. Your wood gas generator will soon cut down my electric bill with no extra work than cleaning up the sticks from my sheep. If SHTF and your in MO near Ft wood, look me up. Have you considered compressing this gas for storage such as in a conventional propane tank?
First-most thanks for the feedback. As far as compressing the woodgas it isn't feasible because unlike propane toy cannot compress the gas to a liquid so that you have enough run-time plus it's just too risky to compress woodgas because the mix can change and oxygen could get into the gas and you would never know it so in essence you could wind up with a bomb due to impure gas. There are those who do it but trust me when I say to avoid that. Woodgas is safe when done correctly because it is a gas on demand system so you aren't producing gas unless the gasifier is being drawn on by the engine intake. I hope that helps.
Hi flash quick question could you clarify for me how and where you collect the gas from inside the gasifier , I think I understand but somethings not quite clicking in my head , I'm a visual learner and I need to see it to get my head around it .
Which of your other videos shows this part of the gasifier?
Thanks
Brett you don't actually collect the gas. It is made on demand as the engine of start-up blower is drawing on the output of the gasifier. Think of someone taking a draw from a cigarette. It's the same concept but on a much larger scale. Inside the gasifier you have the fuel and the ember bed just like a cigarette and as the air is drawn through the air nozzle the ember bed burns hot breaking down the fuel and turning it into fuel that is on the output side.
could I get the plans for the Imbert build?
Absolutely! Go to www.miniwoodgas.com and contact the webhost which is me and I'll send them to you.
Yet another very refined build. Impressive and cost-effective.
I tend to shy away from PVC parts due to a perceived lack of durability, but maybe I'm wrong. Do you feel that they break down over time?
urgentcareguy3 Where and how I'm using the PVC it is safe from heat and it should last for quite a few years before it needs changed out.
Beautiful!
One more comment for you on making the shaker automated. I liked your design, but I had a thought on a DC motor that turns 3.5 RPM's and the shaker still supported by chains but have 3 springs attached that kind of holds the shaker in place, as the motor turns have it catch on part of the shaker and apply tension then release causing the springs to jar the shaker back in place. It might be hard to envision what im saying, but youre crafty so you may see it. However, would 3.5 shakes a minute be too much or too little? I guess thats a trail and error depending on the unit set up. May be better to get a motor that does 12 RPM's and just get a voltage regulator and reduce the speed if needed....
Did you see my last video? I've got a good shaker design and it will literally jiggle the handle really fast for 1 or 2 seconds and I can time that to happen anywhere from every 30 seconds up to every 5 minutes. I found that a quick burst or a quick jiggle is perfect for the grate. I've already laid out the circuit board controller so now I just have to find the time to do this now.
do u know of or herd any thing of the reaction between the smoke and galvanized steel some were i herd that it is like a catiletic converter kind of thing were in the zink interacts with the gas and changes it some how i have only ever used galvy so i dont know the dif. O.o got to love that fausgene lol
I've never heard that before but it could be possible. I used the galvanized pipe on the FEMA and my second set of pipes on the new Imbert build are galvanized fence post but even if it does have an effect, once the soot coats the inside of the pipes it technically would insulate the smoke from actually physically coming into contact with the pipes inner bare walls so I'm not sure just how effective it would be after a few runs.
Hey Flash, thanks for all the videos. They've been a great go to for info. I'm planning on almost making a very similar design to yours. Here's a question for you, how would you feel about having the same exact system but cutting those cooling pipes down about 18" or so? Also I remember on your start up vids the main combustion drum was getting up to around 151 degrees? What do you think the internal temp is, probably close cause it isnt insulated. I'm considering wrapping copper in the drum to heat water. I'm hoping to unplug from the grid within the next year and this may be a huge asset in that goal. So thanks again
You could make an internal water bladder or a copper coil but think of this: What happens when you take a glass of ice outside on a hot humid summer day? The glass collects water from the air in the form of condensation correct?
Your copper tubing will do the same thing because it's cooler so it will collect a hard shell of soot and light tars over it thus insulating it from the heat. The best bet would to be to collect the exhaust heat from the engine to boil water. This way you won't be dealing with any buildup issues.
One more thing: Yes the gasifier gets hot but it's only a small heat source so there is less heat than you think because you are in essence dealing with a heat source that is roughly the size of a softball plus this is embers and NOT actual flames of fire so it will cool down fast. I hope that makes sense to you.
flash001USA and OSSBanshee I think there's room in a system for a drum frilled with copper tubing with cold running water. It may even be beneficial. We need to shed heat and moisture before our engine. The drum/barrel would either need a condensate tank or use the bottom to drain off the (water). The moisture building up on the copper may even catch some extra soot that may not have been filtered, so still a win. I think a guy can even plumb it in to be replaced with a pipe when one doesn't want it in place(when not heating water). I do plan to making this an add on in the future.
Thanks for all the hard work you have done building the gasifier and showing it. My question is , I have a 13 hp generator and I'm not sure how big to make the burn area. Should I make one big gasifier or two smaller ones and join them? Thanks again
Make only one burn zone. The burn zone I have in the "how to" videos should be big enough to handle the needs for a 13 Hp engine. You will need to try a 3/4 inch diameter nozzle instead of the 1/2 inch nozzle I'm using.
hi flash i want to say thank you for all of your hard work and showing me how to make a gasifier.im starting to get some parts .im sure that i might ask a few ? thanks once again ron
Howdee partner,
Yer gasser looked great when it was in its original state, and it looks even better now that you have been able to mount it in such a compact form on a purpose built trolley frame :) .
If you are anything like me, you probably spent a long time just staring at it - trying to optimise the layout in your mind, before committing to the final placement of the parts.
Kind of reminds me of Paul Junior on the TV series of Orange County Choppers.
The results of your labours are indeed a treat to the eye, and will surely give rise to many duplicates among the RUclips community :) .
In time, many more of us will build gasifiers, as this is one of those older technologies that deserves to live eternally.
Just wondering, does your gasifier drum get very hot?
If so, perhaps a heat shield between it and the nearby plumbing might be helpful?
Keep up the good work.
Yeah I must of built this layout a million different ways in my mind before I decided to go with the build I have now. You were asking about heat being a possible issue with the PVC. I don't think it will be because it's technically geared up for a small engine so it probably won't get hot enough to cause any issues with any of the exposed PVC stuff in the big 55 gallon drum. The pipes are further away from the gasifier than they appear in the video too but if heat does become an issue there is plenty of room to add a simple shield to the mix.
Looks great flash.
One question, on the clean out on burner tank how did you get it to seal so good? I heard that's hard to do with that kind of clean out. Joe
If you talking about the biochar port at the bottom of the gasifier on the biochar port I used 3/8 inch thick high temperature RTV gasket tape and when the door is closed there are 3 latches that pull the door tightly against the gasket material to achieve the seal.
you use it? if use, the costs are low
Hey flash does the expansion tank have to be in two pieces like yours or can I use a large hot water tank?
Joe you can just use one larger tank. You can find the taller propane tanks if you look around so you don't have to use a large water tank, You can even find the small portable air tanks too. This will help keep things small and easier to work with.
The website will defenitely help thanks!!!
another video worth watching bro, and it looks so tight. it is true info is scattered and hard to find, i watched many MrTeslonian vids as well as some waste oil burners, but those seem to pollute, no smoke does not mean clean burning. my hopes is to make bio char and use branches and wood that people haul to dump sites or when i trim my trees not polluting, things must fit into natural echo system or we are part of the problem still. i think making bio char and cleaning the burn by removing tars as your system does is the way to go and then using the uncharged carbon to clean water and rejuvenate soil. Why does someone not invent a floating echo system that floats on polluted water and cleans it up like some of the new grey water home echo systems in some homes now. maybe some year in future we will see old barges used to clean up our lakes. I will check out your new web site even though this video is 3 and a 1/2 years old. Thanks for sharing
Thanks flash
flash my research on incinerators and home made foundrys suggests that no organic compounds can exist after 1400 F now its more like what u sed flow is every thing my reactor dosent get that hot but it runs tar free B\C the tar bell has the proper time to crack the tars BTW im working on some new vids for ur web site some old some new and some to confirm my theroie my Volkswood has white pvc for fittings and there just as clean as the day i baut them but i do only have about 30 min run time on them but compared to my old FEMA they would have been unserviceable after 30 min =3-
Very cool! You are right about the temperatures but the tars are literally boiled free from the organic material above the ember bed and the bottom cone allows for two things to happen (I think) 1st the heat has to travel down thru the cone so it gives the gas more time to allow the tars to be broken down and 2nd, the bio char in the bell may actually helps a bit in capturing some of the nasties too since it is technically a charcoal filter. I'm extending my bottom tube from 3 inches to 5 inches today and to be sure it doesn't clog I gave it a very slight bell shape.
My restriction throat now goes from 2 inches and bells out to 2-1/2 inches so I'm treating it like an ice tray where it only bells out enough to allow the biochar to flow freely down to the grate but not so freely that I can have a ember bed collapse where the embers can fall thru the bell down to the grate. If I was running larger wood chunks a standard Imbert bell would be a non-issue but since I'm running the small stuff I decided to run a tighter bell design. I'll be looking forward to some videos from you. Just let me know when you decide which ones you want me to put on the website man.
great showing is awesome!! wanted see if you make a wood gas -basic designed for make /collect gas for a stove or a inflared propane heater converted!.. What im saying is: pipe/caps both ends/wood filled- tube /gas and store the gas in wheather balloons... and maybe re pressured gas in propane tanks.. im old/ broke. jobless .. and like a lot americans- cant get by on minimum wage/mandatory car ins./ medical insurance.. I have to use sleep bags to stay warm.. Help us please!!! I cant afford $500 machine/nor need all dat ! just cook cheeper/ stay warm . is enough! You do more than any in (kiss) keep it simple:>) that's why I need you make 1. throw it in yard fire. hook up pipes/ make it good enough for gas stove /and heater- after saved to a cyclender.
here is how the cyclone works ! her is the link! ruclips.net/video/LwGXu4e6T1A/видео.html