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Paul On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:41 PM, Peter Davies 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. 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