Wood Gasifier Unit.
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This is a demonstration of a wood gas unit I built. I built this thing from junk and yet it produces a clean burning viable fuel that can be used for cooking, heating and as a fuel to run motor vehicles along with powering generators with.
You need to ask yourself the following question: Why should we tolerate high fuel prices along with the threat of fuel shortages in this country and while we are at it, why should we be dependent on oil from the middle east or from anywhere else? If I could construct this in my back yard from junk and produce REAL fuel so can our government. I wonder why they turn their backs on this proven green technology? Do you still trust "BIG" government? I don't and you shouldn't either! It's time for a change people!
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It's pretty wild that this technology has been around all this time and yet, I never even heard of it until 5 or 6 months before I built this first gasifier.
I'm 70 yrs old and find this and your other videos exceptional and easy to understand! I thank your sir for sharing your endeavors with all.
seems you are on the right track...because, you apparently have the right thinking and motivations. Folks who know lots about proper burning of wood (and NOT those who have those nasty 'outdoor wood furnaces'...UNLESS, they are true 'gassification' units..)...are the Masonry Heater Association guys, check them out on the web. Good luck, NK
You are correct about the grate and I already have a cool upgrade for that. Don't let the vortex fool you. I should have mentioned this in the video but I just forgot and I was waiting on someone to point out what you pointed out. On the inside of the top one gallon can, I have a shaped piece of internal metal that is curved to the inner radius of the can to give it the spinning effect. The can was too thin to attempt to tie into it's side so I choose this method for this build.
Sir you must read minds! I have added more pipe for a better cooling and yes, it made a big difference. The FEMA design can crack tar but everything has to be ran perfect with a good thick layer of red hot coals. I just came back from the junk yard and I picked up a 2-1/2 ft X 1/4 inch thick steel air tank that is bell shaped at it's top so it's perfect for a reduction zone. I will be adding air intake jets to this design to make a clean gas producer. Once again, thanks for the reply.
The engineering and setup is absolutely TOP NOTCH .
This video has really made me want to get my ass in gear on starting to build one for myself .
you rock flash001USA
IF you have ever filled a paper cup half way full of water then light it. The fire will always stop at the water line and you can even boil water in a paper cup. This is why I am using the cement. I made my own cone but it was out of 16 Gauge steel so I had to protect it. There are some people making reduction zones out of potters clay too. I started to do that but I used the cement instead.
They are using these systems in rural India.Investers are helping areas where they don't have power. Small systems that power the surrounding homes for a nominal fee. They run it for 5 hours a night.Changing peoples lives. using rice husks that can't be used for cattle feed.I have a couple people here that want me to help them build this for their homesteads and farms. Want to use your filter system. i will make sure they know who came up with it and maybe i will video it. Stand by...:)
4 years later, how did it go?
Thanks for your info,I will check back from time to time to see new videos of your upcoming projects .
It is very addictive! I am not only adding new changes to the one I have now but I am already into a new build of a small downdraft setup using tuned air jets to raise the temperature in the burn zone to help break down tar for a cleaner burn.
You are correct. I am constructing an Imbert now. It is almost completed.
novokarpati Thanks for the input. I do plan on surrounding the combustion chamber with high temperature insulation just for the very reason you have pointed out. My new Imbert combustion zone is already filled with the high temperature cement that's rated at 2400 Deg F.
I don't know about perfecting this technology but I did get this tar maker to clean up with clear invisible gas at the output in my later
videos.
This was my very first build and since then I have made improvements on this
build and I got rid of the tar issue but this design "the FEMA design" is prone to producing tar. I'm now building a Imbert system. If you get a chance check out video 6. Thanks, Flash
I like to thank you for your effort in making such excellent videos about Wood Gasifier, yesterday I watched all your videos....great job,now I would like to go ahead with this project,would you be so kind in sending me the PDF file ?
I would agree that the government as a whole isn't to blame but those involved in the fuel industry are aware of this technology and they don't want to see stuff like this fly. There was a power company out west that used a monster gasifier but theirs used old tires for fuel and they were powering millions of homes that is no longer being reported on. They were non polluting and their byproducts were carbon and steel from the steel belts and clean power. Cont:
Thanks Russ. The funny thing is, Zero Fossil Fuel is kind of responsible for
me building this. In the early 80's a friend of mine and I were discussing alternate fuels and he remembered his grandfather telling him that during WW2, they used wood for fuel to run their cars but the internet didn't exist back then and so we never really followed up on it. Zero just happened to discuss this topic in one of his videos this past summer that made me remember that story so I decided to build one.
Cool that u made sure u some how had a good cyclone one thing i have been testing out is in any pipe use a flat piece of tin and twist it and place inside the pipe it give more area for heat loss and spins the gas cleaning it! One of my frds has gone a diff way and made a fin setup like a cutter but with a twist so the gas in a pipe spins u might want to try something like that too the spinning gas takes out more water than just a flowing one!
As another note some of the best filter stuff i have used r the things that can be water washed like bb's or even small steal balls filled into a pipe one that i have used alot is pure light it dont absorb and dont burn but makes alot of surface area to cool and collect water and tar and let it drop out just some info u might want to try! One thing u said yr fan will gum up over time not true if u get yr gas very clean! Most units i have made have 5 or more diff filter setups for clean gas!
Thank you for that reply. I can honestly say this is not about me getting hits or views. I just want a dependable setup and during this learning process I thought that posting this might help others that may be considering trying this. I am almost 99% finished on a very simple Imbert build and once I work out the bugs I'll do a build release for everybody to check out.
Thanks. This is a project I have wanted to build for a long time. I'm finishing up the improvements along with some upgrades on it and once I do that, I'll mount this on a small platform with wheels so I can move it around by hand or even load it onto the back of a truck. It will be set up so that I can disassemble it for transportation too.
great video brother
You have to run a fan (blower) to get it to ignite but once it's going, the engine
will pull the vacuum for you but yes, since I was doing raw test, I ran the blower the whole time to test the unit.
Thanks mate ! Watching from Sri Lanka !
You're welcome. This video is old and outdated and since this video I have completed a build that is automated and I'm sharing the build information. Here is a link to the gasifier today and if this interest you just go through the channel and you'll see a handful of videos showing in detail how to correctly construct a wood gasifier. ua-cam.com/video/x6nOINkt6Es/v-deo.html
The run time depends on the fuel. The stuff in the video started out in a one gallon paint bucket and it lasted almost an hour. I see it like this: I could have washed a load of clothes and charged a bunch of rechargeable 15 minute batteries with that burn all while watching some TV with a few lights thrown into the mix. As soon as I finish the tweaks I will do a video that covers the build in detail and I wish that I would have mentioned that in the video.
Thanks man! I also appreciate your help in answering some of my questions too!
I plan on doing a few more tweaks then I'll do a new video with the basic build.
Great build. To answer your question they do know. The government spent 20-30 million on r&d for coal gasification.It works well,burns very clean. We have trillions of tons of coal.But people have vilified coal to further their own agendas or to make big profits elsewhere.As the kids say, it's all about the Benjamins.Got your site from JR's video. Glad i followed him over.Subscribed to you both.We need to encourage each other.Sure not getting any from the knuckle heads in D.C...
We couldn't power the country off of natural resources but imagine if people were given jobs to harvest overgrown land just enough to clean it up then that material was used to power small towns. We would have the following perks (1) Real jobs (2) Cleaned up landscapes (3) Clean power. And the best part of this would be a renewable clean energy. Yeah, the power companies owners are very aware of this technology.
ill be looking at garden waste differently now, very valueble fuel material
Nice vid a few things u might want to change tho one is yr grate u just used thin metal for it okay for short use but u did use a nice thick pipe for burner tube u should change out yr grate to a thicker metal or use a stainless bowl for better longer lasting! Another one thing u should change is how yr inlet to yr cyclone setup u have it going in it at a 90deg angle change that to more like a 45 deg so its more along side the can u will get way more action cleaning better!
Flash, Harold in Maine here. I have watched several of the videos over the last 5 weeks and this is one I would put on a DVD or on a SD Card to share incase the internet were to shut down.. I do like how you keep it quite simple and functional...
HCinMaine 04630
Hey thanks... This was my first build and it is simple but the truth is it's too dirty and due to tar it will gum everything up including the gas pipes and the filters
on the gasifier. Check out the Imbert build that I did later. It's a bit more involved but it's well worth the effort plus the gasifier itself stays clean too.
I have checked out the imbert build and am impressed with what you have shown...
I also ordered me a hard copy of the "Handbook of Biomass Downdraft (imbert) Gasifier engine systems... it is also available on pdf but I grabbed a copy off of amazon.
It explained what temps were needed for "cracking tar" and the different metals used...
Keep up the good work
HCinMaine 04630.
I got an extra copy too.
incase some one sends me a mailing address..
Harold Cokayne
I don't know how much you had to pay for the PDF files but the information on Imbert gasifiers is pretty much scattered all over the internet for free. Some of it is hard to follow and some of it isn't hard at all to understand but unlike the FEMA papers, it unfortunately falls short on small engine plans.
This is why Wayne Keith makes money selling gasifier plans for building systems that will run a vehicle but I really think there are more people interested in real deal small scale Imberts for generating emergency power or even for going off grid.
I learned the basic concept on the Imbert builds then experimented. Did you ever go to my website miniwoodgas.com and take a look at the PDF downloads I have there? I have a lot of stuff on the Imbert builds there.
You mentioned temperature vs tar and that's also covered in detail on the website too. Check this out. miniwoodgas.com/miniwoodgas_002.htm
Unlike the FEMA plans that supposedly give you good information for different sized engines the Imbert stuff falls short on the small engine builds. This is what I'm going after. I would like to see what you get from Amazon. I would be interested in giving you my contact info but you will need to contact me through the miniwoodgas website where I won't be posting my address in the public view such as the blogs like this.
Flash ---
Okay will do....
I did go to the web site.....
I downloaded the PDF files for free...
I hunt and search and only spend when it is worth it...
I'm actually subscribed to Mr. Teslonian's channel. There are a lot of people on the youtube channel that are having some really good luck with their gasifier projects. I'll be looking for a video from you so good luck with the project.
Nice build, love it
I know im late to the party . but this is beautiful , Mr Flash
Go and check out the final build. You will be amazed how far this build has come along.
I have a book from FEMA about how to make them and how to use it to run things of it....mine is coming along well
You got it brother! Some fine work and I can wait to see the genset running!!!!! Blessing keep it up! ~Russ
I wish you had a step by step tutorial. Yes, we can see the pictures but that only helps those who are already good at diy.
I do and it's a much better system than this old build. Here are a handful of videos for you. Video 1 ua-cam.com/video/2Zcox37RJmo/v-deo.html Video 2 ua-cam.com/video/mURDAAyVuAQ/v-deo.html Video 3 ua-cam.com/video/3xsnDD6R1g4/v-deo.html Video 4 ua-cam.com/video/Si05qJppeUQ/v-deo.html Video 5 ua-cam.com/video/c0LeYDv_edQ/v-deo.html Video 6 ua-cam.com/video/mPKdrwwIblk/v-deo.html Video 7 ua-cam.com/video/x6nOINkt6Es/v-deo.html Video 8 ua-cam.com/video/Kv73ggsEDWY/v-deo.html Video 9
@@flash001USA sorry about that, I did look around the channel, not sure how I missed them.
Now this is easy for me to understand and build...So i am thinkin with this design and the tri- filter that would be an awesome combo.... i didnt understand the other one with the 5 air supply, maybe i just need to go thru the different levels of learning to get there so i will do that. I can't expect my brain to get it in one shot i got to sit and go thru the levels... Thanks
Joshus Burks helped me with this first FEMA gasifier. Here is his "how to" video. watch?v=nhMycZdQKxA
flash001USA
Ok cool, i will check that out too.. Thanks
Very little modification needs to be done to the generator. You just need to have a way to control the gas and the air mixture.
Thanks. Once I finish this up with with my changes, I'll do a second video and
make the build available for anyone that would like to build this themselves.
Prepmor308 Thanks for the reply. This was my first gasifier video. I just finalized the Imbert and I ran it tonight with very stable results so I hope to release a video with the generator running followed with a "how to" video so that anyone that wishes to try this can build one for themselves. Even without using coal just think how much power could be harvested from areas that need cleaning to make room for new growth. If I could do this with a barrel and some pipe then anybody can.
Rudy if you view the filter construction video you will find the link to the PDF
file for the filter build. There are better gasifiers to build instead of the FEMA because it produces a lot of tar but it can be made to work. I used the FEMA plans to construct mine with a few of my own ideas mixed in with it. I am constructing a Imbert gasifier now and that will be the one I will make a construction video on. Check out Josh Banks channel too.
OKay now, one suggestion is to line the actual firebox/combustion chamber with firebrick, that allows the temps to get above 1,200F and thereby burning ALL of your combustible volatiles...THAT's where you get the efficiency from. It have heard that just burning the 'cellulose' in the wood gives you 25% of the available btu's,...BUT, burning the volatiles gives you the other 75% of available heat. I
Mantaaab tuan, semoga nanti bisa di coba di tempat saya
Wow you have took the gasifier design a long way LOL great videos!
Nice project
Hey thanks for the feedback. This is a very old video and since this video was made I've designed up a really nice invert gasifier. It'll be in my much earlier videos on the channel if you're interested in seeing the build. I also and videos showing exactly how to construct it. Once again thank you for your feedback.
im in Australia but we seem to be having similar concerns :) cheer again mate n look forward to seeing more videos :)
I can second you on the SCRAPS comment. All I have to do is walk in my woods for about 20 minutes and I can easily have a days worth of fuel. This caught my interest last year and now I'm starting to get a good grip on how to get a clean gas from the gasifier. Did you see the video where I'm running my generator on scrap wood that I picked up from my woods?
I just replied to your last message before I seen this one. I am already on top of what you mentioned in this reply with the newer design. Stay tuned....
To answer your question, we're not using this technology widely because it doesn't scale up well. According to the FEMA plans, 20lb of dry wood is about equivalent to a gallon of gas. We use about 6.8bn bbl/day, equivalent to a trillion tons of wood per year. Assuming a sustainable yield of 10.9 tons of dry wood per acre per year, we need 149 million square miles of forest. All the forests in the USA would replace less than 1% of oil use, never mind coal, natural gas, etc.
nice work , i wonna build one for a small lawn mower motor for a car alternator as generator
Very nicely done sir! I really liked your speech at the end and I couldn't agree more. Keep up the good work and let's clean up this earth before it's too late...
I have a quick question for you. Would it be possible to compress this fuel into a gas tank and use it like regular gas? I assume the compression said of things could be complicated but that would be awesome. It means you could build an on-demand reserve using wood.
I guess getting an electric car and charging it up is also an option.
You sound like me the first time I seen one of these things running. Be a little patient with me and as soon as I finish a few tweaks (probably this weekend) I'll be doing a new video covering nothing but the build in detail.
Thanks for the reply. If you get a chance, go through the other videos I did on this. Check out "Video 6" then check out the filter construction video. This was my first attempt at this. I am now in the process of building a much better gasifier and I just came in from working on it about 5 minutes ago.
Once I test it I will place a complete build up in a new video along with some good explanations on how to build it with the bare minimum of tools.
pushka48 I am working a few bugs out of the system and I also plan on building a different and a hopefully more stable design. Once I feel that I have a good build, I'll give everybody the build so they can do this themselves.
Use the tar by product as a wood sealant
Yes; fantastic, nice clean FREE energy. That's video 18 where the gasifier "burps" when it is about to run out of fuel, right? Check Mr. Teslonian's channel. I have started to build his Ultimate I.S.E.S system where I await further videos and required materials. I am almost done with the primary burn chamber, need to purchase a welder for rest of build.Very interested in finding out how to larger scale fractionally distill bio-crude or the tars collected from pyrolytic processing of bio-mass.
Thanks for the reply Mike. I'm in process of building a second gasifier with air jets. The one I built works pretty good but I am concerned with tar. Since you have built a lot of these things what is the best filtering method that you have personally tried? Any input would be welcomed by me! I will be releasing a second video with mods on this unit in the next day or so.
thanks for the share awesome first effort im def going to go look at the rest of your videos before i attempt my first build n im thinking with the help of everyone on here i will hopefully get answers to any problems i may come across :) i also believe that our governments are only puppets... they all know of this technology probably to the point that we will take years to get to but they are held back in educating the general public cause of big business :( like i stated on other posts tbc
Thanks man. Check out the last video I made. This has been a learning process for me and I have taken this much further since this video.
Mick thanks for the reply. I am working on a simple "how to" video so that others can try this for themselves. Check out Video 18. I think I added a link in this video to it. I am actually producing power with the gasifier now.
Flash.
Thanks for all your information on video. Last year I purchased the woodgas builders plan form this Ben guy.(Peterson I think). It seems extremely well designed. Alas at this time still my welding skills and material availabilities are way below par to build somethign like this.
Anyhow, I am in the process of viewing all of your videos on the subject again to learn and hopefully understand.
You do mention pipe size for motor power etc. Where did you get these specs from?
thank you
Thank you very much for showing the individual components, the build makes more sense now. How much run time do you get per load with that config or can you continuous feed the chamber?
Google this. Imperial Mfg Group Hi Temperature Stove & Furnace Cement This stuff is rated well above the call of duty for the gasifier!
It's rated at 2700 Deg F. You can use Refractory Cement too because it's rated up to 2000 Deg F or just Google the following: high temperature refractory cement. This will give you all of the information you will need. I wanted a cone for my reduction zone but paying a shop to make a 1/4 inch thick come was out of the question! Cont
I could run one of these up here in Northern Ontario Canada forever on the SCRAPS forestry companies leave behind. ; How is that vortex thingie assembled? I could use that to generate electricity at my bugout trailer without paying for gasoline. Very interesting..Nice work btw.. Looking forward to "how to " video and subbed your channel.;-}}}
Bonjour as tu un petit croquis de ton installation ? MERCI beaucoup je veux comprendre le fonctionnement à l'intérieur
Be sure to make a video once you get it up and running. If you got the time check out my last video "06-20-2013 Generator running on small dead branches and sticks."
theroofsedge Thanks for the reply. Have you seen "video 6"? I have actually taken this design much further and I am in mid stroke of finalizing a much better and a much simpler build that will burn cleaner too. Hold off on constructing the FEMA design. The Imbert design will work much better for you. Take your time and don't be in a rush to get yours built. Check back with me and hopefully I'll be up and running with the new build soon.
If power generation ,the generator needs to modify?
are you running a fan at the same time?
Do have any design plans, i absolutely want to do this.
Just wondering what you can do with the tar?
Interesting, that 'russian stoves' or 'masonry heaters' have a +88% combustion efficiency. THAT's something to think about. YOU may be the first to more or less perfect this technology. So, have at it, and good luck, Sincerely, NK
Good evening Flash. Do you have the plans for the updated gasifier you built?
Hi this is a verry old video. The build is light years from this. Please go to www.miniwoodgas.com and contact the web host which will be me and I'll send you everything I have.
Where did you get the cement and what was the price?
Can this fuel run through a jet, say something you might run ng or lpg through ?
If I use LPG generator , I must modify?
Flash hi Nico here, I have been running my 3 cyl diesel 20kva with my gasifier on 40%diesel and 60% gas for the past 7 years. is it possible to run my whole system on gas only, i use charcoal as fuel. Ive been told that one cannot run a diesel engine on gas only? Man i wish I had your videos earlier ive been on this for the past 15 years.
Your videos and explanations and running commentary are great you should be a college professor the way you can explain stuff.
Best regards from Namibia Africa.
Hey thanks for the vote of confidence. I don't know about being a college professor but if you are running your system on charcoal, that's about as clean and simple as it gets so I wouldn't see why you couldn't run the system on just woodgas.
Thanks for the reply, from what i have heard from a few mechanics is that diesel not only ignites in injectors but also is a source of cooling and lubrication to the tips and if you run gas only you need to change your tips/nozzles or replace them with i dont know what as the combustion temp is way to high whereas a petrol engine can easily combust at that high temp. Do you perhaps have a suggestion as to what modifications can be done to nozzles and fuelpump if any?I opened my engine two weeks ago cause it used oil when open we found that one of my oil seals at the flywheel was leaking and was the main reason for my oil consumption all the sleeves pistons etc was sqeeky clean no tar or carbon buildup and that after 7 years of running with only oil and filter changes my genset runs 5 hours a day everyday!!!
regards nico
Sorry one more thing does your reactor not burn through?
nico badenhorst
That I wouldn't know how to answer. You may have to research that a bit. The engine will get most of it's lubrication from the crankcase oil just like a standard petroleum engine but I don't know what to tell you about the injectors. The glow plugs should be fine though.
nico badenhorst
Just to be clear this was my first gasifier video here and it was a FEMA. I have since built an Imbert that is very clean compared to this gasifier. but no my reactor has never had any burn through issues.
what i want here the reasons that make the gasifier doesn't burn i used in my experement asmall fan it works but the production is just smoke that doesn;t burn
also i used ashaker ignition port above the gasifier there is ahole for the air ,cooler and filter so what is the reasons that make the gasifier fail
is it important to put acharcoal in the biggining i didn't i wait your answer
thanks very mutch
Nasser do you have any videos of your setup? If you had a video on your channel I along with others could see what you have and possibly help you get it up and running. Do you have a cell phone that can capture video?
finallay i have avideo on youtube( GAZ FIRE 2014 ONE) in this video there is no shaker and ignition port temporary to minimize the holes
i already burned the charcoal and put the wood chips later i used r.t.v. silicon for insulatrion this material usually used for pvc pipes i dont know if it is work here or not the production is just smoke no gas what is the reason i want from you to write me the name of r.t.v. you used to buy it on ebay and is there afan on ebay simillar with your fan
with best regards
nasser
Nasser I purchased my RTV cement from an automotive parts house. I seen your video and part of the problem might be the wood chips you are using. You may want to try to use either wood pellets or even small sticks broken up into small pieces.
hi
i made a device like this and when i tried to fire, it burned for three minutes and after that it didn't , can you help me to find out the mistakes for that ?
Do you have a video of it so that I can see what you have so far?
Would a water bubbler help for cooling and filtering? Is there enough head pressure for such a filter?
Now this is an old video when I first started experimenting with gasifiers But to answer your question about the water filters in my opinion there's too much back pressure unless you're using a Venturi filter system and the truth is if there are any tars in the gas they will carry straight to the system even passed the water filter. A good Venturi filter will definitely pull out Ash particles and other contaminants that can scratch the inside of a cylinder wall in a engine. With the new system I have I can get a lot of run time out of the filters before they need to be changed.
flash001USA that's pretty much what I was thinking. I'm watching your videos in order from oldest to newest. I'll try to reserve all questions until I get to the new ones. Thanks for the reply
Hey man no problem. Ask any questions whenever. I just wanted to make you aware that from this video forward things have been polished up and fine tuned to the point that it's not even the same gasifier that you see in this video
flash001USA Now you are tempting me to skip ahead :)
John when you get a chance check out the new video with the automation completed. It worked great the first time.
Hey! Just got your email! ;) ~Russ
With democrats in charge & intent on implementing California (Mexifornia) rolling blackouts nationwide I believe every homeowner needs to learn welding & invest in building a gasifier.
ah...what 'tar', that is un-burnt volatiles, which in short means...a BAD, dirty burn, period. In other words...FAIL....