BioEnergy Lists: Gasifiers & Gasification

From zach at crest.org Tue Jul 2 21:28:52 1996
From: zach at crest.org (Zach Nobel)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: GAS-L: test 7/2/96
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960702212822.29846A-100000@solstice>

 

is archiing occurring?

 

 

From zach at crest.org Fri Jul 5 21:17:04 1996
From: zach at crest.org (Zach Nobel)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Mailin list test again...
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960705211612.20523A-100000@solstice>

test to see if digests are being sent for 7/5/96

Zach

 

From tmiles at teleport.com Wed Jul 10 13:39:47 1996
From: tmiles at teleport.com (Tom Miles)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: GAS-L: New Gasification List Test Message
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960710174208.009cbedc@mail.teleport.com>

Andrew and Tom
This is a test of the newly created gasification list
(gasification@crest.org) at CREST.

So far we should have online:

Tom Reed, List Administrator 73002.1213@CompuServe.COM
Andrew Waegel, CREST Technical Administrator asw@crest.org
Tom miles, List Coordinator tmiles@teleport.com

List Administrators will determine who's on the list.

Tom, you had suggested Esteban Chornet as a list administrator. Have you
asked him yet? If not we can just subscribe him to the list and ask him online.

Andrew will send you a message with instructions for list management,
including how to insert the introductory message into the first message that
people receive when they subscribe (or are subscribed) to the list.

TRM

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http://www.teleport.com/~tmiles/ 5475 SW Arrowwood Lane
Tel (503) 591-1947 Fax (503) 292-2919 Portland, Oregon, USA 97225-1353

 

 

From 73002.1213 at CompuServe.COM Tue Jul 23 07:40:26 1996
From: 73002.1213 at CompuServe.COM (Thomas Reed)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: GAS-L: FORMATION OF GASIFICATION GROUP
Message-ID: <960723114155_73002.1213_FHM32-4@CompuServe.COM>

Hello new and old members:

This is to announce formally the formation of a GASIFICATION group in the
Bioenergy section of crest.org. It will focus those subscribers who are
particularly interested in gasification (and related thermochemical processes
such as pyrolysis) and will save wasted reading time for those following other
threads. To join, see HELP below.

Gasification is a very old technology,

 

MARTIN W. HANSEN
Institute for Energy Engineering
Technical University of Denmark
DK- 2800 Lyngby
Phone (+45) 4525 4174
Fax (+45) 4593 5761
E-Mail: gaspro@uni-c.dk

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Dear STOVES: (Is this the correct protocol?)

First, here's my Internet "letterhead":

Thomas B. Reed E-mail: 73002@compuserve.com (soon to change)
1810 Smith Rd., Phone: 303-278 0558
Golden, CO 80401 Fax: 303-278 0560 (Phone +2)

I applaud Moerman's suggestion of a SHORT CV on each of our talents and
interests. Here's me.

PhD, Phys. CHemistry, U. Minn., 1952; Linde Air (Union Carbide) to 1960; MIT
(Lincoln Labs and Campus) to 1978; Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI, now
NREL or uNREaL) to 1986; Prof. Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
to present.

Scientist (200 papers??), inventor (20 patents), Engineer (built pyrolysis
plant); Teacher (Thermodynamics at MIT, CSM).

Now "retired", ie
Contract (co-author, Sid Gaur) with NREL to re-write the book "Survey of Biomass
Gasification"; in charge of CEseminars at CSM;

Partner in Sea Sweep - a new oil absorbent from heating sawdust to 350 C (US
Pat, 5,116,785);

Partner in Environmental Energy Associates, EEA, focused on making BIODIESEL
from waste vegetable oil ($-0.10/gal) rather than soybean oil (>$2/gal, lets
subsidize the farmers);

Partner in New Harbors Solutions, Inc. making automotive antifreeze products

President of Biomass Energy Foundation (founder, Harry LaFontaine) and BEF Press
publishing books on gasification

Now doing research on "inverted downdraft woodgas stove" with Ron Larson, hence
my interest in stove group.
*****
Father of 4, grandfather of 8, tennis and racketball 1-5 times/wk, piano, flute,
... "Survey of Biomass Gasification" for NREL.
Regards to all.

TOM REED

 

 

From 73002.1213 at CompuServe.COM Tue Jul 23 07:51:45 1996
From: 73002.1213 at CompuServe.COM (Thomas Reed)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Copy of: FORMATION OF GASIFICATION GROUP
Message-ID: <960723114629_73002.1213_FHM32-9@CompuServe.COM>

BIOENERGY and GASIFICATION:

I accidentally sent the following message this morning. It was incomplete and
"aborning". I will resend today, please ignore.

Sorry about that, TOM REED

---------- Forwarded Message ----------

From: Thomas Reed, 73002,1213
TO: GASIFICATION, INTERNET:gasification@crest.org
DATE: 7/23/96 4:35 AM

RE: Copy of: FORMATION OF GASIFICATION GROUP

Hello new and old members:

This is to announce formally the formation of a GASIFICATION group in the
Bioenergy section of crest.org. It will focus those subscribers who are
particularly interested in gasification (and related thermochemical processes
such as pyrolysis) and will save wasted reading time for those following other
threads. To join, see HELP below.

Gasification is a very old technology,

 

MARTIN W. HANSEN
Institute for Energy Engineering
Technical University of Denmark
DK- 2800 Lyngby
Phone (+45) 4525 4174
Fax (+45) 4593 5761
E-Mail: gaspro@uni-c.dk

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Dear STOVES: (Is this the correct protocol?)

First, here's my Internet "letterhead":

Thomas B. Reed E-mail: 73002@compuserve.com (soon to change)
1810 Smith Rd., Phone: 303-278 0558
Golden, CO 80401 Fax: 303-278 0560 (Phone +2)

I applaud Moerman's suggestion of a SHORT CV on each of our talents and
interests. Here's me.

PhD, Phys. CHemistry, U. Minn., 1952; Linde Air (Union Carbide) to 1960; MIT
(Lincoln Labs and Campus) to 1978; Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI, now
NREL or uNREaL) to 1986; Prof. Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
to present.

Scientist (200 papers??), inventor (20 patents), Engineer (built pyrolysis
plant); Teacher (Thermodynamics at MIT, CSM).

Now "retired", ie
Contract (co-author, Sid Gaur) with NREL to re-write the book "Survey of Biomass
Gasification"; in charge of CEseminars at CSM;

Partner in Sea Sweep - a new oil absorbent from heating sawdust to 350 C (US
Pat, 5,116,785);

Partner in Environmental Energy Associates, EEA, focused on making BIODIESEL
from waste vegetable oil ($-0.10/gal) rather than soybean oil (>$2/gal, lets
subsidize the farmers);

Partner in New Harbors Solutions, Inc. making automotive antifreeze products

President of Biomass Energy Foundation (founder, Harry LaFontaine) and BEF Press
publishing books on gasification

Now doing research on "inverted downdraft woodgas stove" with Ron Larson, hence
my interest in stove group.
*****
Father of 4, grandfather of 8, tennis and racketball 1-5 times/wk, piano, flute,
... "Survey of Biomass Gasification" for NREL.
Regards to all.

TOM REED

 

 

From zach at crest.org Fri Jul 26 18:46:31 1996
From: zach at crest.org (Zach Nobel)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: New mail archive directories for the gasification and digestion mailing lists!
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.960726153446.1708C-100000@solstice>

 

Hi folks!

I just wanted to drop you all a note today (before I cut out for the
weekend) notifying you all about the new mail archive formats for the
gasification and digestion mailing lists that I've just completed setting
up.

If you're interested, point your trusty web browsers toward the following
URLs:

http://www.crest.org/renewables/gasification-list-archive
http://www.crest.org/renewables/digestion-list-archive

Note, at the top of both indices there's a link to last month's archive
(not much there now, but it'll be a handy way to look up previous
discussions without having to scan everything at once).

Enjoy!

Zachariah Nobel
Assistant Internet Elf for CREST

ps. comments are welcome at the following address: zach@crest.org
_________
Zachariah Nobel, Assistant in Internet Services
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
zach@crest.org

 

 

From 73002.1213 at CompuServe.COM Tue Jul 30 13:32:54 1996
From: 73002.1213 at CompuServe.COM (Thomas Reed)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Re: Why not small scale fluid bed gasification?
Message-ID: <960730173501_73002.1213_FHM66-1@CompuServe.COM>

Soren et al:

Your third point on tar removal by high temperature combustion followed by steam
addition proves my first point about higher complexity and cost. Without this
step how much tar would you have?

I am surprised that you think fixed beds have a higher heat loss than FBs. How
come?

I hope to be in Denmark in mid October. Hope we can get together and iron these
matters out. Send instsructions. Also willing to give lectures while there.

Til then (or more mail) YVT, TOM REED

 

 

From vanderpluijm at ecn.nl Wed Jul 31 13:26:37 1996
From: vanderpluijm at ecn.nl (Robbert van der Pluijm)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:07:12 2004
Subject: GAS-L: praktical carbon conversion figures
Message-ID: <13473971033535@ecnpdc.ecn.nl>

Hello,

Can someone help me to find praktical figures about carbon conversion in a
downdraft gasifier and circulating fluid bed gasifier. Also praktical
coldgas efficiencies would be a help.

We use willow as fuel.

Best regards,

Robbert van der Pluijm