Hey Josh, thanks for your videos, I built a FEMA gasifier largely due to watching you. Having said that, after a few short days of using it, I realized how limited and dirty the FEMA is. Sure it can be cleaned up, but just by filtering the tar instead of cracking it a lot of potential energy is lost. So, I'm already working on another one. Now, this isn't to say that a stratified design can't crack tar, just that the FEMA version can't. So, I will shove mine to the side just for emergencies. Keep up the good work. I hope you put out some more related vids in the future.
Thanks Josh, You are right about the FEMA Ignition Port design in the FEMA plan. It is really difficult to get a fire started using the FEMA ports. I spent an hour, several times trying to start a fire in the Shaker Bowl with out success. First, if you turn on the air pump fan, it will blow out the fire. It was very frustrating. The problem is that I already installed the large 3" FEMA style ports on the side of my 55 gallon drum and brazed them on. Luckily, I used 4 inch long - 3 inch Nipples which are threaded on both sides. So, I bought 3 " to 1" Bell Reducer and an 18" long Threaded 1" pipe, which I cut to length. I drilled a side hole into the 6" fire tube and simply slipped in the 1" Igniter Tube into the side. It is a snug friction fit and I didn't weld it to the 6" fire Tube. I Cut the 1" Igniter Tube until it extends into the 6" fire Tube by 2 inches. I then ground out the Threads in the Bell Reducer, so that the Igniter Tube also has a Snug friction fit, which allows me to slide the Ignition Tube in and out. I left the Threaded end on the Outer side of the 1" Igniter Tube, so that I could screw on a screw on cap. I welded on an old Socket to the top of the 1" cap so that I can use a 1/2 inch ratchet wrench to spin the Ignition Tube in and out for installation / removal. The outer 3" nipple is threaded so I can screw a 3" cap on the outside of the drum, thus sealing the Igniter Tube inside the Bell Reducer/ outer 3" nipple. The fact that I can slide out the 1" Igniter Tube allows me to remove the Snap On Lid of the 55 Gallon Drum. The Snap On Ring Lid has a Large Round Rubber Seal. I invite you to check out my Facebook Group: Gasoline Vapor Systems. Thanks, Michael Vannozzi
Great explanations and very nice craftsmanship. Can you tell if you're getting any tar through the system with your FEMA model? Also, what kind of temps. are you registering along the system, particularly near the end. Thanks so much for posting these.
have you thought about using a stainless steel colander instead of the bowl to cut back on the time it takes to build? or is it too difficult to find one with small enough holes
@hobo59 that is true the fema plan recommends if your building a gasifier for 15 horsepower or less to use a 6 inch burn tube and restrict it at the bottom according to your engine hp, forgot to mention that in the video, thanks for the comment,....josh
I love this explanation... easy to follow, clearer and enjoyable. Thanks mate. It is a great work, fantastic. I really want to build it for my vintage car. It would be pretty cool obviously...
I'm some what confused about where the wood goes, do you fill the tube with it or do you fill the outside can with it. also, do you want to light the wood on fire or just the wood in the metal pan with holes drilled in to it? I saw the fema plans and I still dont really understand what exactly you want to light on fire. Also, if you make it air tight, how does the wood stay on fire? wont it just choke itself out? is the top of the center hole open to air?
I am curious about the top of the gasifier, is there a hopper (or just the burn tube), and is there a lid on the top? Thanks, any info. would be great. Nick
Hey Josh, I believe it would be the best gasifier in the world if you could design it with no welds at all, I think if you could design a unit with all common matterials and put it together with no welding at all, you would make a ton of money!!! Just imagine, You could sell the plans to Joe Dingbat and he would buy it if he knew he could build it without no welds. Think about it , what would you do in place of all your welded parts!!! Just a challenge that i thought would be a great idea!!!
Hello Joshua. Many thanks for your clear explanations, really very interesting. One question for you: isn't it possbile to ignite your pellets from the top of the fire tube? If you fill, to start, only 1 inch above the lower end of the fire tube, drop a burning peace of paper and fill further after the pellets start to burn, could that be a simple solution (i can't weld and look for as simple as possible construction). kind regards from Belgium!
hello sir. can i ask what material you used for the burn tube? was it thick? I made a 6 inch burn tube gasifier of the same type and addd heat recovery and a good radiater and insulation but still cant get that blue flame like yours... am gona try to copy you, ill weld legs for my drum maybe bottom needs to be cold for reduction? also i wasnt to use the same as your burn tube,,, mine is a 6 inch diam 22 inch long very thin galvanised pipe. am suspecting this would not keep the heat
Hey Josh, I finely started to compile the stuff I need for my gassafirer, I found a heavey s.s. pan for my grate its 8 inchs a cross and 3 inch deep. Isthis one about the right size for the 1.6 gassafirer. thanks you for your time and your video , AL
How did you weld your design starter to the burn tube and the side of tank at the same time. If burn tube is welded to cover plate dont you lose access? I'm missing something. Great videos!
Hello Josh, I have a 1942 9n ford tractor that I would like to run with a gasifier also a smaller generator. My question is following the plans, do I make it for the engine displacement which is 120 cu in or do I go with horsepower which is 20 hp? There is a big difference between the two. A 120 cu in displacement will require a 9 inch fire tube and 20 hp only requires a 6 inch fire tube.
+SatyrFenFarm My research suggests that the HP is the deciding factor when planning a gasifier build. I'm curious to know Josh's findings for running multiple loads against his unit. Logic suggests to build the biggest one and let it feed many engines or gas loads.
Nice Job. You are the real deal a certified welder. I can weld make trailers or most anything. But there is a big difference between an amateur and a certified welder. so hats off to you. How do you like being a millwright ? I like working with metal due to the fact if I cut metal to short its np just weld the gap. where cutting wood to short and I am hosed :)
In theory, could I basically attach my pellet stove I use to heat my house already (from the exhaust pipe coming from the inside of my home), to the filter and use the rest of this design to make wood-gas? I'm wondering if I can use this gas then to operate an LP/NG wall heater? I would effectively be using a byproduct to produce more heat for my home and theoretically use less pellets, or produce extra heat, either way I'd be winning... Do you think this would possible?
My question is this josh," the exhaust pipe coming out of your burn unit, does it extend into the burn chamber at all? Or is it flush mounted to the top of the barrel?" Your chain holding the bowl is at 17.25" ,an 1.25" below the feeder tube, is the gas you want to use created at a certain level (inches above) your burning bowl? Hopefully, a guy doesn't have to worry about that. Definitely the best gasifier videos I've found. Some spend a lot of time, and a lot of expense to make things harder than they need to be. Your videos prove that point, and make them the best Shabba
This is a downdraft generator. Air is pulled through the downtube and through the burning material. combustion products are then pulled into the engine.
What a great site you have, i will definitely build one. you explain everything so well. I have a similar background as you and i love doing that kind of stuff to. Your a very smart guy Thanks
In one it ran so hot i put a coil on the inside of my cyclone that was the first thing after my unit that also helped to cool the cyclone and gave about 190deg water temp its about the best area or if thats still too hot the outlet pipe of the first cyclone i have put a coil and than wrapped it with outer pipe to help hold some heat. Just keep in mind the water moving threw the pipe will take more heat out so look for a spot around 200+deg any cooler and u need way more tubing to heat the water!
In the fema plans there was a hopper, i just didnt put one on, you can absolutely add a hopper and a lid if you want, just make sure on the fema style gasifier the lid is open during operation, or not air tight, femas draw thier air from the top through the fuel,...josh
Cool Gasifier, I am learning to weld and really want to make one of these when I get better at it. Anyway, do you live in Oregon? I work in a sawmill in Roseburg.
***** I am a millwright in a sawmill in Oregon, about 1 1/2 hours from Roseburg. i was just in roseburg a few weeks ago, stopped by flying cloud for some black powder stuff...take care josh
The nozzles are used on imbert style gasifiers, this one is known as a fema style, some people dislike the fema gasifiers, i havn't had any problems with mine, i have heard of people using gasifiers for heating water and then pumping that water through radiator style heaters for home heating, never tried it however it seems to me it would work, take care,....josh
crazy question…If the SHTF, Could you use waste tires, cut up in small cubes. I would think cooling down the smoke would be harder, unless you have great winters. Im in Canada. Also might need a run off tube for the oils in the tires. any thoughts?
if you can get them burning but you would have to figure out a new shaker system to dispel the wire and melted rubber and then another filter to dispel or convert all the other gasses. I think it would be possible to boil the rubber and take the fumes from that and use those
Awesome! Are people powering cabins with these? I need to generate about 6 KWH/day. If my initial research is close, @ 3lbs of biomass/KWH, an efficient gasifier would need about 18 lbs of feedstock to produce 6 KWH/day. That's 540 lbs/mo. That's a lot of sticks lol. :) Do those numbers sound accurate? And is it really practical to power a cabin using a gasifier or is this more suited for emergency power? Thanks!
@wezz351 ahh...the holy grail of gasifier builders....a weldless gasifier, i haven't given up on the idea, if i do find a way i will certainly post vids for bragging rights, thanks for the comment, take care...josh
I appreciate the offer however this gasifier isnt for sale, the purpose of these videos is to show how i built this one and hopefully inspire others to try building one thier self, gasifiers are alot easier to construct than people think, thanks for your comment,...josh
If u add a stainless steal tube wrapped and set it up to a water drip inlet on the top u can make steam at the same time to run a small turbine. If u put a copper tube too close to the main burn area it will be too hot so take close temp readings along yr burner tube so u set yr tube for hot water at the right area for heating it not boiling it. Just a tip i did that same thing but first time it got too hot made steam just a warning!
@hwhite45000 thank you for the kind words, i'm planning on doing a few more videos of my gasifier in the near future,...fuels test, generator start up,....filyer medium experiments etc. Thanks for the comment,....josh
Joshua, I have seen many many videos about the gasifiers as it is something that I am interested in very much but I think that your videos are the best I have seen. I do not think about myself as a prepper but my friends and family do call me a prepper and I am OK with that. Anyway, watching your videos about gasifiers I have learned a great deal about it and kind of have my own plans based on your videos. I am planning on building my own gasifier and do have one question that I have try to research but I have not been able to find the answer, I want to build my gasifier with a 6" pipe as a burner but I need to know how long will it have to be?, I know you mentioned some FEMA plans that talk about this stuff, Could you tell me what will the length of the burner pipe should be if I am using a 6" pipe ?? or at least point me on the right direction to find this information? Sincerely, Josalgra
" but my friends and family do call me a prepper " How dare you be so compitent and self reliant in a world full of numbskulls. Join the herd, don't be so rebelious
It occurs to me that you could run a copper coil inside the burn chamber to heat water in a old hot water heater. I think I'll incorperate that capability into a build. Is this the fema plan you mention
I’m thinking of making one with some sort of heat exchanger inside the combustion barrel boiling water and then this is fed to a steam turbine generator, I have seen on some videos that for every 5kWh wood that is burned 1kWh is captured as energy 80% is lost as heat, gasification alone is very poor efficiency, do you think a hybrid gas and steam generator would work?
I saw some youtube videos of people just putting the wood in a metal can and they put that inside of a big 55 gallon metal drum and light the wood inside the 55 gallon drum on fire. something about having to have the wood inside the box get to 455 degrees and then some how the wood inside the metal can is suppose to break down?
It did cross my mind, however the colanders i found were made of thinner stainless and i was affraid it wouldnt hold up, so i went with the stainless bowl ( thicker )
Excellent job. You have the best wood gasifier, how to video on the net. I took notes, drew up your design in cad and made a material list. I’m now searching for parts. Thanks for your contribution.
Considering for example your gasifier is rated for 15 horse and you can run a 3 horse engine i figured it shouldnt be a problem having an over sized burn tube
ok we fired it up but only got smoke ? tried it again and it started to backfire , so i must have air leeks , so how would you surgest i find the air leeks
Turn the blower on and take a candle and run it around the seams it It's leaking it should draw the candle flame in. Or reverse your fan to create a positive pressure in the system and spray a soapy solution on the seams.
Hey Josh, great set of videos. I am not a fabricator as it is apparent you are, but I am a machnist wit a lot of experience (35+ years). I am beginnng to round up the supplies and parts i intend to use. I do dane a few questions though. Was wonderng if I should post them here or e-mail you? Please let me know. Best Regards Mark
Keep in mind water is the worst heat transfer item it takes alot of heat just to heat water up 1deg i have set up using other things and than used a heat changer in a water tank to heat domestic water some oils do way better on heat exchange.The best is some of the refrigerants they move heat real fast and good just something to think about some veg oils work way better than water!
Would like to say thank you. You gave me inspiration! Life in Greece is to hard the 4 last years so i need idees like this. I am working with iron so i will mace this for my 8KW generator
I couldn't find your email anywhere to send you a personal message. Maybe I'm just not very youtube suavy. But Josh these are great vids. Thanks for responding.
You can get the FEMA plans he talks about in the video by poking around on the drive on wood .com website under resources. I really didn't want to post my email to every kook on youtube.
Hey Josh, thanks for your videos, I built a FEMA gasifier largely due to watching you. Having said that, after a few short days of using it, I realized how limited and dirty the FEMA is. Sure it can be cleaned up, but just by filtering the tar instead of cracking it a lot of potential energy is lost. So, I'm already working on another one. Now, this isn't to say that a stratified design can't crack tar, just that the FEMA version can't. So, I will shove mine to the side just for emergencies. Keep up the good work. I hope you put out some more related vids in the future.
Thanks Josh, You are right about the FEMA Ignition Port design in the FEMA plan. It is really difficult to get a fire started using the FEMA ports. I spent an hour, several times trying to start a fire in the Shaker Bowl with out success. First, if you turn on the air pump fan, it will blow out the fire. It was very frustrating. The problem is that I already installed the large 3" FEMA style ports on the side of my 55 gallon drum and brazed them on. Luckily, I used 4 inch long - 3 inch Nipples which are threaded on both sides. So, I bought 3 " to 1" Bell Reducer and an 18" long Threaded 1" pipe, which I cut to length. I drilled a side hole into the 6" fire tube and simply slipped in the 1" Igniter Tube into the side. It is a snug friction fit and I didn't weld it to the 6" fire Tube. I Cut the 1" Igniter Tube until it extends into the 6" fire Tube by 2 inches. I then ground out the Threads in the Bell Reducer, so that the Igniter Tube also has a Snug friction fit, which allows me to slide the Ignition Tube in and out. I left the Threaded end on the Outer side of the 1" Igniter Tube, so that I could screw on a screw on cap. I welded on an old Socket to the top of the 1" cap so that I can use a 1/2 inch ratchet wrench to spin the Ignition Tube in and out for installation / removal. The outer 3" nipple is threaded so I can screw a 3" cap on the outside of the drum, thus sealing the Igniter Tube inside the Bell Reducer/ outer 3" nipple. The fact that I can slide out the 1" Igniter Tube allows me to remove the Snap On Lid of the 55 Gallon Drum. The Snap On Ring Lid has a Large Round Rubber Seal. I invite you to check out my Facebook Group: Gasoline Vapor Systems. Thanks, Michael Vannozzi
Josh, thank you so very much for sharing these videos, I've spent months looking for something exactly like this. Awesome!
Great explanations and very nice craftsmanship. Can you tell if you're getting any tar through the system with your FEMA model? Also, what kind of temps. are you registering along the system, particularly near the end. Thanks so much for posting these.
Thanks for this great information. I’m using silicon bronze and GTAW at 30 amps for the thin gauge stainless steel on some of my parts.
You explain this well. All so very helpful. Thank you Josh.
have you thought about using a stainless steel colander instead of the bowl to cut back on the time it takes to build? or is it too difficult to find one with small enough holes
@hobo59 that is true the fema plan recommends if your building a gasifier for 15 horsepower or less to use a 6 inch burn tube and restrict it at the bottom according to your engine hp, forgot to mention that in the video, thanks for the comment,....josh
I love this explanation... easy to follow, clearer and enjoyable. Thanks mate. It is a great work, fantastic. I really want to build it for my vintage car. It would be pretty cool obviously...
Josh, would placing the copper coil later in the system be a better idea? Any suggestions? Before the filters?
Thanks,
John
Thanks for the time and effort you put into giving the detailed presentation. Great job.
I'm some what confused about where the wood goes, do you fill the tube with it or do you fill the outside can with it. also, do you want to light the wood on fire or just the wood in the metal pan with holes drilled in to it? I saw the fema plans and I still dont really understand what exactly you want to light on fire. Also, if you make it air tight, how does the wood stay on fire? wont it just choke itself out? is the top of the center hole open to air?
I am curious about the top of the gasifier, is there a hopper (or just the burn tube), and is there a lid on the top? Thanks, any info. would be great. Nick
Hey Josh, I believe it would be the best gasifier in the world if you could design it with no welds at all, I think if you could design a unit with all common matterials and put it together with no welding at all, you would make a ton of money!!! Just imagine, You could sell the plans to Joe Dingbat and he would buy it if he knew he could build it without no welds. Think about it , what would you do in place of all your welded parts!!! Just a challenge that i thought would be a great idea!!!
Hello Joshua. Many thanks for your clear explanations, really very interesting. One question for you: isn't it possbile to ignite your pellets from the top of the fire tube? If you fill, to start, only 1 inch above the lower end of the fire tube, drop a burning peace of paper and fill further after the pellets start to burn, could that be a simple solution (i can't weld and look for as simple as possible construction). kind regards from Belgium!
hello sir. can i ask what material you used for the burn tube? was it thick? I made a 6 inch burn tube gasifier of the same type and addd heat recovery and a good radiater and insulation but still cant get that blue flame like yours... am gona try to copy you, ill weld legs for my drum maybe bottom needs to be cold for reduction? also i wasnt to use the same as your burn tube,,, mine is a 6 inch diam 22 inch long very thin galvanised pipe. am suspecting this would not keep the heat
Just curious about your oxygen inlet port. Is it just down through the inlet of your burn tube?
Hey Josh, I finely started to compile the stuff I need for my gassafirer, I found a heavey s.s. pan for my grate its 8 inchs a cross and 3 inch deep. Isthis one about the right size for the 1.6 gassafirer. thanks you for your time and your video , AL
How did you weld your design starter to the burn tube and the side of tank at the same time. If burn tube is welded to cover plate dont you lose access? I'm missing something. Great videos!
Hello Josh, I have a 1942 9n ford tractor that I would like to run with a gasifier also a smaller generator. My question is following the plans, do I make it for the engine displacement which is 120 cu in or do I go with horsepower which is 20 hp? There is a big difference between the two. A 120 cu in displacement will require a 9 inch fire tube and 20 hp only requires a 6 inch fire tube.
+SatyrFenFarm My research suggests that the HP is the deciding factor when planning a gasifier build. I'm curious to know Josh's findings for running multiple loads against his unit. Logic suggests to build the biggest one and let it feed many engines or gas loads.
Nice Job. You are the real deal a certified welder. I can weld make trailers or most anything. But there is a big difference between an amateur and a certified welder. so hats off to you. How do you like being a millwright ? I like working with metal due to the fact if I cut metal to short its np just weld the gap. where cutting wood to short and I am hosed :)
Great videos. I have watched a lot of them on youtube and you'rs is by far the best. I think I can actually do this project now. Yayyy. Thanks!!!
Hi there, doesn't your modified ignition port also serve as an air inlet? Thanks
In theory, could I basically attach my pellet stove I use to heat my house already (from the exhaust pipe coming from the inside of my home), to the filter and use the rest of this design to make wood-gas? I'm wondering if I can use this gas then to operate an LP/NG wall heater? I would effectively be using a byproduct to produce more heat for my home and theoretically use less pellets, or produce extra heat, either way I'd be winning... Do you think this would possible?
My question is this josh," the exhaust pipe coming out of your burn unit, does it extend into the burn chamber at all? Or is it flush mounted to the top of the barrel?"
Your chain holding the bowl is at 17.25" ,an 1.25" below the feeder tube, is the gas you want to use created at a certain level (inches above) your burning bowl?
Hopefully, a guy doesn't have to worry about that.
Definitely the best gasifier videos I've found. Some spend a lot of time, and a lot of expense to make things harder than they need to be. Your videos prove that point, and make them the best
Shabba
This is a downdraft generator. Air is pulled through the downtube and through the burning material. combustion products are then pulled into the engine.
What a great site you have, i will definitely build one. you explain everything so well. I have a similar background as you and i love doing that kind of stuff to. Your a very smart guy Thanks
What are your thoughts on making the burn tube extend past the top of the gasifier? I was thinking a longer burn time
forgot to ask, if the top of the center hole is not open to air, how do you keep filling it with more wood as it is consumed?
In one it ran so hot i put a coil on the inside of my cyclone that was the first thing after my unit that also helped to cool the cyclone and gave about 190deg water temp its about the best area or if thats still too hot the outlet pipe of the first cyclone i have put a coil and than wrapped it with outer pipe to help hold some heat. Just keep in mind the water moving threw the pipe will take more heat out so look for a spot around 200+deg any cooler and u need way more tubing to heat the water!
Did you build a cyclone filter?
How long does your wood fuel last?
Would this produce enough fuel for a 9KW generator, if not what do you recommend?
In the fema plans there was a hopper, i just didnt put one on, you can absolutely add a hopper and a lid if you want, just make sure on the fema style gasifier the lid is open during operation, or not air tight, femas draw thier air from the top through the fuel,...josh
Cool Gasifier, I am learning to weld and really want to make one of these when I get better at it. Anyway, do you live in Oregon? I work in a sawmill in Roseburg.
***** I am a millwright in a sawmill in Oregon, about 1 1/2 hours from Roseburg. i was just in roseburg a few weeks ago, stopped by flying cloud for some black powder stuff...take care josh
The nozzles are used on imbert style gasifiers, this one is known as a fema style, some people dislike the fema gasifiers, i havn't had any problems with mine, i have heard of people using gasifiers for heating water and then pumping that water through radiator style heaters for home heating, never tried it however it seems to me it would work, take care,....josh
with the chain in mind- would old swingset chain work better?
Hi joshuaburk, please where can I get the PDF file ya talk about, am intrested in reading it
crazy question…If the SHTF, Could you use waste tires, cut up in small cubes. I would think cooling down the smoke would be harder, unless you have great winters. Im in Canada. Also might need a run off tube for the oils in the tires. any thoughts?
if you can get them burning but you would have to figure out a new shaker system to dispel the wire and melted rubber and then another filter to dispel or convert all the other gasses.
I think it would be possible to boil the rubber and take the fumes from that and use those
Awesome! Are people powering cabins with these? I need to generate about 6 KWH/day. If my initial research is close, @ 3lbs of biomass/KWH, an efficient gasifier would need about 18 lbs of feedstock to produce 6 KWH/day. That's 540 lbs/mo. That's a lot of sticks lol. :) Do those numbers sound accurate? And is it really practical to power a cabin using a gasifier or is this more suited for emergency power? Thanks!
@wezz351 ahh...the holy grail of gasifier builders....a weldless gasifier, i haven't given up on the idea, if i do find a way i will certainly post vids for bragging rights, thanks for the comment, take care...josh
Thank you for posting. Love all your videos
Hey Joshua great job! Can you use the chainsaw sawdust to fuel this gasifier?
Or even wood Chips?
Hi Josh. I am very interested in the pdf for dims, etc. Good video and good device!
I appreciate the offer however this gasifier isnt for sale, the purpose of these videos is to show how i built this one and hopefully inspire others to try building one thier self, gasifiers are alot easier to construct than people think, thanks for your comment,...josh
Built mine following yours and am now building my second with my son for his cabin. Wish us luck buddy, btw two weeks to remember your channel name😂
If u add a stainless steal tube wrapped and set it up to a water drip inlet on the top u can make steam at the same time to run a small turbine. If u put a copper tube too close to the main burn area it will be too hot so take close temp readings along yr burner tube so u set yr tube for hot water at the right area for heating it not boiling it. Just a tip i did that same thing but first time it got too hot made steam just a warning!
I think a steel grate would work fine, stainless would last longer, but steel should last years,josh
Thanks Josh, great presentation and greatly appreciated
@hwhite45000 thank you for the kind words, i'm planning on doing a few more videos of my gasifier in the near future,...fuels test, generator start up,....filyer medium experiments etc. Thanks for the comment,....josh
Can you send me the .pdf. I really like what you've done. Are you planning on selling any or all of the parts to your unit?
According to the plans the burn tube needs to be a specific length, however the plans did call for a hopper on top that i didnt use for extended runs
Joshua, I have seen many many videos about the gasifiers as it is something that I am interested in very much but I think that your videos are the best I have seen. I do not think about myself as a prepper but my friends and family do call me a prepper and I am OK with that.
Anyway, watching your videos about gasifiers I have learned a great deal about it and kind of have my own plans based on your videos.
I am planning on building my own gasifier and do have one question that I have try to research but I have not been able to find the answer, I want to build my gasifier with a 6" pipe as a burner but I need to know how long will it have to be?, I know you mentioned some FEMA plans that talk about this stuff, Could you tell me what will the length of the burner pipe should be if I am using a 6" pipe ?? or at least point me on the right direction to find this information?
Sincerely,
Josalgra
" but my friends and family do call me a prepper "
How dare you be so compitent and self reliant in a world full of numbskulls.
Join the herd, don't be so rebelious
FEMA plans suggest a minimum length of 16 inches and indicate a 6" burn tube will be adequate to power a 30 hp engine.
It occurs to me that you could run a copper coil inside the burn chamber to heat water in a old hot water heater. I think I'll incorperate that capability into a build. Is this the fema plan you mention
I’m thinking of making one with some sort of heat exchanger inside the combustion barrel boiling water and then this is fed to a steam turbine generator, I have seen on some videos that for every 5kWh wood that is burned 1kWh is captured as energy 80% is lost as heat, gasification alone is very poor efficiency, do you think a hybrid gas and steam generator would work?
Hi Joshua...i definately interested in a copy of the pdf...I like your video and keep up the good work
I saw some youtube videos of people just putting the wood in a metal can and they put that inside of a big 55 gallon metal drum and light the wood inside the 55 gallon drum on fire. something about having to have the wood inside the box get to 455 degrees and then some how the wood inside the metal can is suppose to break down?
It did cross my mind, however the colanders i found were made of thinner stainless and i was affraid it wouldnt hold up, so i went with the stainless bowl ( thicker )
Hi Josh. Could I have a copy of the FEMA gasifier PDF
Do you still have copies of the pdf?
What is your estimated run time with 15hp motor?
@steamnutboy your very welcome, thanks for the comment,....josh
Excellent job. You have the best wood gasifier, how to video on the net. I took notes, drew up your design in cad and made a material list. I’m now searching for parts. Thanks for your contribution.
Very nice josh, I have the FEMA plans and you explained it better
Awesome video, excellent presentation!
Considering for example your gasifier is rated for 15 horse and you can run a 3 horse engine i figured it shouldnt be a problem having an over sized burn tube
ok we fired it up but only got smoke ? tried it again and it started to backfire , so i must have air leeks , so how would you surgest i find the air leeks
Turn the blower on and take a candle and run it around the seams it It's leaking it should draw the candle flame in. Or reverse your fan to create a positive pressure in the system and spray a soapy solution on the seams.
Hi Josh. I am very interested in the pdf. Good video
Great job mate
Hey Josh, great set of videos. I am not a fabricator as it is apparent you are, but I am a machnist wit a lot of experience (35+ years). I am beginnng to round up the supplies and parts i intend to use. I do dane a few questions though. Was wonderng if I should post them here or e-mail you? Please let me know.
Best Regards
Mark
sent you a personal message,....josh
@hobo59 it just escapes out the bottom
Great video
I think thay would work fine, thats how i started mine for the first time
Keep in mind water is the worst heat transfer item it takes alot of heat just to heat water up 1deg i have set up using other things and than used a heat changer in a water tank to heat domestic water some oils do way better on heat exchange.The best is some of the refrigerants they move heat real fast and good just something to think about some veg oils work way better than water!
could you please send me the PDF file thank you very much, great videos by the way.
great video! hoping to get your pdf files thanks
Would like to say thank you. You gave me inspiration! Wood Gasifier Running 10HP Generator
Your welcome, if you have any questions feel free to ask, i'm no expert, but i'll do my best to help if i can,.....josh
Thanks for the info Josh!
There is a link in the video description to my website, its free there
Hey man, I was wondering if you could send me an email copy of the pdf. Great video and awesome work!
thanks a million ill be starting that next week
may i have pdf instructions thank you for your time :)
Thanks for this good job, can i have pdf copies of your your gasifier
Okey but the little Pipe on top of the shaker what is that
@belair1hotrod sent you the pdf please let me know if you recieved it, still working out bugs on my new phone
could you send me a copy of the fema plains
may i have the pdf please ty :)
Thank you, glad it was helpful
Please send me the gasifier PDF Thank you very much for your time
Its free on my website, click the link in the video description
i would like the pdf ty
Would like to say thank you. You gave me inspiration! Life in Greece is to hard the 4 last years so i need idees like this. I am working with iron so i will mace this for my 8KW generator
Nice work …
I really don't want to post my email address in this forum. How do I send you a personal message.
I couldn't find your email anywhere to send you a personal message. Maybe I'm just not very youtube suavy. But Josh these are great vids. Thanks for responding.
Yep those are them,...josh
Hey Josh
How do i get your email? or the PDF.
Should work fine
I GOTA AGREE W/OTHERS SOME MAY SAY U R LONG BUT - I NEED ALL THE EXPLANATION U GAVE. I WANT TO DO THIS FOR A 460 FORD ANY ADVISE.
@Midgetman303 no problem, send me your email in a personal message,....josh
老兄可以給我設計圖嗎?
Thats why in the video i state send email in a personal message that way i'm the only kook who sees it,....josh
You can get the FEMA plans he talks about in the video by
poking around on the drive on wood .com website under resources.
I really didn't want to post my email to every kook on youtube.