Sorry Peter, I lost a huge amount of files just a short while ago to a worm thingy, But I remember I found it on Google originally.
Doug W. On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:41:37 +1100 Peter Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have any web references Doug about the round Australia trip? > Frustratingly I cannot find the ones saved a few years ago, and a Google > search only turned up this http://www.vedbil.se/dagbok/mera/29e.shtml in > reference to Transit Van similar to what I recall was used. > > My Father in law (unfortunately now passed away) told me all about it as > he had rebuilt the engine for the chap whilst he was in Canberra and > tweaked the gas mixer and engine timing to better reflect the gas fuel. > I was away at the time working and so didn't get to meet him or view the > vehicle (if this is the same one being discussed). It was a ford > transit van with an old imbert style gasifier mounted on a trailer > behind. He had a small circular saw bench on the front driven through a > coupling to the engine for fuel preparation and used to stop along the > road wherever he spotted a likely looking dry limb on the verge. I > recall Gidgee ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_cambagei ) was his > favorite fuel because it took him furthest, but mostly it was whatever > local species of gum or other acacia he was passing by. He liked dirt > roads because they automatically shook the grate! I was told he aimed > for a pothole when performance started to fall... > > Yes agree about Australian bush fires being the biggest gasifier events, > I have often used pictures of such showing various aspects and gave an > impromptu briefing whilst visiting the ANU in Canberra to some CSIRO > bushfire experts tasked with review following the Black Saturday fires, > which gave insights into conditions that caused so many deaths. A topic > in its own right. > > I have been going to mount one of the new IDG round hearth units on a > trailer for demonstration purposes and have been toying with the idea of > doing so in a way that allows it to be run and connected to fuel the > towing vehicle between venues. The larger linear systems run very well > on pellets, but have yet to try the smaller round units. Will do so > later next week or so when I get the chance, I still have a box full of > grape marc pellets from earlier trials. I whole heartedly agree with Tom > Reed on this, so long as the right gasifier design is applied. > > Cheers, > Peter > > > > > On 3/21/2014 7:05 AM, Doug wrote: > > Hi Tony and Colleagues, > > > > Building a mobile gasifier is both fun and frustrating in a DIY scenario, > > especially with so many informed comments on how best to might be done > > (mine included). You also have choices of either wood or charcoal gasifiers > > the preferred choice for mobile use in Australia and New Zealand from the > > early days of engine powered machinery until the end of WW2. > > > > I to read about the round Australia trip on producer gas and all the > > interesting ways he coped with the problems incurred. Not everyone has the > > capability to do this, and if you rely on just producer gas to do, we might > > end up reading of your rescue from the Simpson Desert(:-) > > > > The fuel that he relied on was a very dense wood called Gydgi which I know > > is spelt incorrectly. If you want to use raw wood, then it has to be > > chipped due to it's incredible hardness. You can cut it green, but bounce > > an axe off it when dry. It make absolutely the best quality charcoal money > > can buy or make yourself, that is if you can find a place not protected > > from native tree removal. Don't become an environmental terrorist, or > > arsonist to make your fuel. > > Bush fires are the biggest gassing fires you will ever see! > > > > Charcoal gasifiers can be both smaller, easier to make, and require less or > > more simple gas filtration for the particulates, so I suggest that you can > > narrow your needs down to a level that can have successful outcomes. > > > > Doug Williams, > > Fluidyne. > > Auckland NZ. > > www.fluidynenz.250x.com > > > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:20:28 +0100 > > energiesnaturals <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hello Toni, youcan run abig engine on a small gazzy, but it won t give you > >> mucherformance and you can"overdraw" it. Check All Power Labs in Berkeley > >> Cal"Tony.Batchelor" <[email protected]> escribió:Hi All, I > >> spent a year living in a caravan as I drove around Australia, soon after I > >> read of someone who had done the same using a gasifier mounted on a > >> trailer to run his vehicle, using wood gathered along the road side. If > >> there were a compact gasifer design which could be mounted on a tow bar or > >> a bracket on a caravan, it could be real money spinner if the transport > >> authorities allowed its use. But how small can a gasifer be made that > >> while being able to supply enough gas to run a 3 litre engine? > >> Tony. Wellington NZ. > > _______________________________________________ > > Gasification mailing list > > > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > > [email protected] > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > > > > -- > Peter Davies > Director > ID Gasifiers Pty Ltd > Delegate River, Victoria > Australia > Ph: 0402 845 295 > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ -- Doug <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
