Better than what? I know better than no fuel. DOOMSDAY I get it, ala Mel Gibson in Mad Max.ericheath wrote:It’s called Doomsday. If they’re a no gas available, it will be better.
And Robin calls me an
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Better than what? I know better than no fuel. DOOMSDAY I get it, ala Mel Gibson in Mad Max.ericheath wrote:It’s called Doomsday. If they’re a no gas available, it will be better.
Better than calling you a77Gowing wrote:...And Robin calls me an
Short answer is I don't know yet. Most woodgassers say ~30% reduction in power.robin1731 wrote:How much power can an engine make using this compared to the same engine using gasoline?
1. Whatever I can get. Hardwoods are preferred, but the design is ultimately fuel agnostic, as long it is carbon and between 1/8" and 3/4".77Gowing wrote: 1. What wood will you be gasifying? (different woods have different specific energy ratios, btu/lb, or kWhr/kg)
2. So I presume you must partially burn the wood to a charcoal state at less than unity energy balance, then re-burn it at less than energy unity to deliver how much efficiency starting an energy conversion from your source...wood to charcoal and then an energy conversion from charcoal to gass and from gas to combustion in the engine from combustion from your gas to mechanical work. There are a lot of energy conversions in your process and each one always delivers less energy than was put in (just a fact of physics as no process of conversion can attain unity).
Thank you. That's all the answer I needed.Bootstrapper wrote:snip....................
Short answer is I don't know yet. Most woodgassers say ~30% reduction in power.