Dear Andy, Andrew, Alex, Crispin, all Stovers, and of interest to
Gasification folks also.
Wonderful device!! see it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZCiCL6cffM
Different, and more simple than the choppers I saw with Ed Burton and Phil
Jorgensen in Willets, northern California. They use hydrolyics and can stop
and reverse the cutter if needed. Are there other options that need to be
also recognized.
I want one. Andy, we need to talk. (on Skype at paultlud or phone
309-452-7072 or email ) Did you build this yourself?
Looks to me like no teeth. It is a shear. the cutting blades are tapered
so only a small amount of wood is cut in each cm of the rotation.
Safety features are lacking, but that is not the topic here. The topic is
that it works for chunking of wood. Engineering will add the safety
shields, etc.
Size of chunks is not the issue either. Clearly can be scaled. This unit
is powered by a power take-off (PTO). You can see it spinning. Geared down
to the right speed. So it can be geared to almost any speed and torque
needed.
Also, the fuel could be in a trough at maybe 45 degrees from vertical, and
come sliding down and hit a stopper to give the desired length. And
possibly fed from two sides.
And the woody biomass could even be of brush-type and the crosscuts would
give many short pieces with each slice.
For power source, I had a plan for using the power wheel of a regular
car/vehicle. Kevin and I talked about this many years ago. The power part
is fine, but I did not have the shear like Andy has. Simple to combine the
two concepts.
Also as a power source for a SMALLER unit for smaller pieces, this shear
concept could be built to run from the power of a junk rotary lawnmower. I
have wanted such a device for years, and now the missing component is quite
evident. (Too bad my wife threw away a couple months ago the junk lawnmower
that I was saving for just such an opportunity. Now I need to find another
one with the right features to make transition easy.)
My partner in Chip Energy (Paul Wever, who Andy knows) could make such
devices easily. And so could Crispin in the Swaziland factory or wherever
he gets his hands on the tools.
Recent conversations about bamboo as fuel hit a snag about cross-cuts. Now
that is no longer an issue.
Okay, how do we proceed to accomplish the availability of this cross-cut
technology to people who could well use it? This is for both the affluent
countries and the developing societies!!
Dr. TLUD Anderson [email protected]
Quoting Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <[email protected]>:
Dear Andrew S
That unit sounds like it has teeth and I see there is a certain rotary
kick
to it sometimes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZCiCL6cffM
Can you confirm that it has some sort of coarse teeth? Are there teeth on
the stationary portion so rotation is largely prevented?
Certainly a great device - never saw one before. It is obvious that if the
feeding was horizontal you could have two people feeding, one on each
side.
We didn't get to see the final product up close. Do you think it is suited
to a medium to large TLUD?
Dr Paul A, what do you think of the chunk size? The power level looks low
for something that can take on such large pieces. Very attractive.
Regards
Crispin
Andrew,
Neat.
I kept trying to count your fingers but lost track every time my eyes closed
:)
Al
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On 1/3/2011 1:30 PM, andy schofield wrote:
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Hi Andrew,
Good to see you here! I have been wanting to read Stoves for a long time.
Doc T-LUD Anderson inspired me recently to join the list.
A polished brass T-LUD installed down below with a proper charley noble,
could
extend the short yachting season here in the chilly Great Lakes.
Diesel stoves smell horrible!
Two kw/ hr of heat to make coffee, and melt the frost from one's beard,
would require about two pounds of cherry pits.
This would be perfect for a certain antique H-28 I sail. The boat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1tay_HUxNY
The cost of pits at retail-outlets is high, because packers use propane
to dry them.
So for many, chopping wood is the best option to fuel a gasifying-stove.
Here is the method I use to cross cut maple blocks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZCiCL6cffM
Give my regards to Ken, next time you talk.
Andrew Schofield
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