BioEnergy Lists: Gasifiers & Gasification

From ssalep at eng.ege.edu.tr Thu Jul 1 11:43:40 1999
From: ssalep at eng.ege.edu.tr (eng.ege.edu.tr)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: pyrolysis
Message-ID: <199907011543.LAA25135@solstice.crest.org>

Dear Sir,

I am a research assistant and also an M.Sc. student at Ege University
Chemical
Engineering Department in Izmir, Turkey. I am studying pyrolysis which is
my M.Sc.
project (Classification of volatile products evolved during temperature
programmed
and flash co-pyrolysis of Turkish oil shales with low density polyethylene and
comparision of these two different methods on pyrolysis efficiency).Upon
completion of my Masters Degree in this area, I am looking to complete my
Ph.D. as
a specialist in this field.
I strongly believe that pyrolysis concept which has started to emerge
worldwide is
very important for the future, and that it is certain technological
competence will be needed in this area.
As a person who wants to be a specialist on this subject, I think your
research
programs would be very helpful for me. It would be very helpful, if you
could send
me your publications concerning pyrolysis. This information would be very
useful
to expand my research in this area.
My e-mail address is ssalep@eng.ege.edu.tr
My maling address is Ege University Chemical Engineering Department 35100
Bornova-Izmir/TURKEY
Thank you for your time and assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

 

Serdar Salepcioglu

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From onar at hsr.no Fri Jul 2 06:25:27 1999
From: onar at hsr.no (Onar Aam)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: electrical properties of ash
Message-ID: <Pine.GHP.4.10.9907021211530.29410-100000@jenny.ux.his.no>

 

Hi, I'm currently working on a very interesting project involving low-cost
plasma cleanup of gasifier gas. Soot is easy to handle, but ash may be
a different story. Anyone knows the electrical properties of ash?

Also, is there any difference between ash produced by a combustion process
and ash produced purely in a reducing environment? What about SO2? I
assume that the ash will have different properties and that the
small amounts of oxygen that is chemically stored in the fuel will tend to
bind to carbon as CO rather than to S as SO2, but if anyone knows this for
sure I would be happy to know.

 

Onar.

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From james at sri.org.au Sun Jul 4 19:10:02 1999
From: james at sri.org.au (James Joyce)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: electrical properties of ash
Message-ID: <4A2567A4.007EC476.00@hub.sri.org.au>

 

 

 

 

Hi, I'm currently working on a very interesting project involving low-cost
plasma cleanup of gasifier gas. Soot is easy to handle, but ash may be
a different story. Anyone knows the electrical properties of ash?

Onar, look up the design texts for power station flyash precipitators.
These will deal with the electrical properties of flyash in a combustion
product environment.

Also, is there any difference between ash produced by a combustion process
and ash produced purely in a reducing environment?

>From what I understand, yes, the lack of oxygen results in significantly
different ash compounds
(eg. fewer oxide forms). You need to find an ash fouling expert and/or some
phase diagrams for
your different ash components. Alternatively a free energy equilibrium
calculator, such as
STANJAN should quickly tell you what the equilibrium species should be
(bearing in mind that in
a short residence time gasifier equilibrium is unlikely to be fully
approached).

Hope that helps.

James Joyce
SRI, Mackay, Australia.

 

 

 

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From bywateri at convertech.co.nz Sun Jul 4 19:28:08 1999
From: bywateri at convertech.co.nz (Ian Bywater)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: electrical properties of ash
Message-ID: <v01540b05b3a59fe1d7a3@[202.37.189.104]>

............ You need to find an ash fouling expert and/or some
> phase diagrams for
>your different ash components. Alternatively a free energy equilibrium
>calculator, such as
>STANJAN should quickly tell you what the equilibrium species should be
>(bearing in mind that in
>a short residence time gasifier equilibrium is unlikely to be fully
>approached).

On the other hand you could remove the ash components first; how's that for
a radical suggestion?

Ian Bywater, Christchurch, NZ

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From greenland2.glr at dial.pipex.com Mon Jul 5 07:08:50 1999
From: greenland2.glr at dial.pipex.com (Green Land Reclamation Ltd)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Biomass-Gasification (5MWe)
Message-ID: <01BEC6DF.7DC7DF10@HIESTIA>

We are advising a company that is interested in converting biomass-wastes into electricity, via gasification (or perhaps pyrolysis) plant, coupled with an engine, etc., at the scale of about 5 MWe. The principal target-fuel is wood and other combustible materials that are to be reclaimed from wastes-streams currently going to landfill.

If you are interested in supplying plant, please contact myself, or Andy Limbrick, on 00-44-1628-778077 for further information.

Dr D.C.Pike.
Chairman.
Green Land Reclamation Ltd.

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From jayah at fritz.devtech.unimelb.edu.au Thu Jul 8 04:41:10 1999
From: jayah at fritz.devtech.unimelb.edu.au (Tuan Haris Jayah)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Downdraft gasifier models
In-Reply-To: <01BEC6DF.7DC7DF10@HIESTIA>
Message-ID: <4.1.19990708184438.00a218a0@mailhost.devtech.unimelb.edu.au>

Hi,

I am a postgraduate student from the Melbourne University, Australia and
engaged in investigating the effects of operating variables on reactor
performance of downdraft gasifiers. I need models to conduct my study and
shall be pleased if anyone can give information about downdraft models
which will meet my requirements.

Thanking you,
Tuan Jayah

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From costich at pacifier.com Thu Jul 8 09:21:38 1999
From: costich at pacifier.com (Dale Costich)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Downdraft gasifier models
Message-ID: <001601bec945$0c87b7e0$758c41d8@costich.pacifier.com>

Tuan Jayah: I have constructed and operated a downdraft Imbert conical
alloy throat (with tuyres) for 8 years at my residence here in Brush
Prairie, Wa. contact me on or off list if I can assist you.
sincerely, Dale Costich
-----Original Message-----
From: Tuan Haris Jayah <jayah@fritz.devtech.unimelb.edu.au>
To: gasification@crest.org <gasification@crest.org>
Date: Thursday, July 08, 1999 1:45 AM
Subject: GAS-L: Downdraft gasifier models

>Hi,
>
>I am a postgraduate student from the Melbourne University, Australia and
>engaged in investigating the effects of operating variables on reactor
>performance of downdraft gasifiers. I need models to conduct my study and
>shall be pleased if anyone can give information about downdraft models
>which will meet my requirements.
>
>
>Thanking you,
>Tuan Jayah
>
>
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From thomas_milne at nrel.gov Thu Jul 8 13:54:29 1999
From: thomas_milne at nrel.gov (Milne, Thomas)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: analytical methods for tar in producer gas
Message-ID: <199907081754.NAA28665@solstice.crest.org>

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Dr. Mazzanti:

We recently published a literature report entitled:

"Biomass Gasifier "Tars": Their Nature, Formation, and Conversion." By
Milne, Abatzoglou and Evans. NREL/TP-570-25357, November, 1998. I can
send this report electronically or in hard copy. (About 190 pages.) It
has some information on "tar" sampling.

Tom Milne
NREL

-----Original Message-----
From: Claus Hindsgaul [SMTP:claus_h@image.dk]
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 3:32 AM
To: gasification@crest.org
Subject: Re: GAS-L: analytical methods for tar in producer
gas

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Uranio,

Do you want to analyze the tar or just determine the amount? Beware
that
you will most likely have to define "tar" by the method you use.

I have made some analysis of particles and tar in the gas from a
two-stage
gasifier at DTU (w/ separate pyrolysis and gasification). I sampled
the
particles isokinetically from the gas stream, on quartz wool
filters. These
filters were then extracted with dichloromethane to extract the
solubles
("tar"). The mass of sampled particles and the extracted mass could
be
determined gravimetrically during the experiments by weighing the
filters.
In our case 8-11% of the particle mass was extractable. The tar was
analyzed using open column chromatography and gas chromatography.
My full Master Thesis based on this work is available as a zipped
postscript-file at:

http://www.image.dk/~claus_h/thesis.zip

Later, I have tried other solvents (acetone and anisole) and found,
that
both of these extracted at least 50% additional mass ("tar") from
the
filters. You may want to try acetone, but it is not as widely used
as
dichloromethane. Anisole is a pain to handle due to its high boiling
point
and poor available purity (only 99.0% purity is commercially
available).

Claus Hindsgaul Hansen
Halmfortet - DTU, Område 120 - DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
Phone: (+45) 4525 4174 - FAX: (+45) 4593 5761
claus_h@image.dk
-----Original Message-----
From: Uranio Mazzanti <uranio@mclink.it>
To: gasification@crest.org <gasification@crest.org>
Date: 24. maj 1999 15:29
Subject: GAS-L: analytical methods for tar in producer gas

Dear Sirs,
I'm looking for a suitable procedure for collecting samples of
producer gas
to be tested for the tar content.
Can somebody address me to some specific publications ore can send
me the
procedure (sampling and analysis)?

Thank You.
Uranio

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From jayah at fritz.devtech.unimelb.edu.au Thu Jul 8 21:50:17 1999
From: jayah at fritz.devtech.unimelb.edu.au (Tuan Haris Jayah)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Downdraft gasifier models
In-Reply-To: <001601bec945$0c87b7e0$758c41d8@costich.pacifier.com>
Message-ID: <4.1.19990709120251.00a2c880@mailhost.devtech.unimelb.edu.au>

Dear Dale Costich,

Thanks for your prompt reply for my request. I greatly appreciate it.

Tuan Jayah

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From vanderdrift at ecn.nl Fri Jul 9 10:58:01 1999
From: vanderdrift at ecn.nl (Bram van der Drift)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: biomass composition database
Message-ID: <14590321719380@ecnpdc.ecn.nl>

Dear members,

Since the beginning of May this year, a database on the composition of
biomass and waste is available on the internet. Starting with the TU
Wien database, ECN added many (public and never published) analyses and
made what's called Phyllis. It's available on the internet on:
www.ecn.nl/phyllis. Not only one can find data on individual materials,
also average values for any group of materials (either "standard"
groups or user defined) can be obtained from the Phyllis database.

The database has been partly financed by Novem, the Dutch agency for
energy and environment in Utrecht and contains over 1400 records of
many different materials and is still growing. If you think you have
data that can be added to the database, please send it to me.

Bram van der Drift
Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN)
P.O. Box 1
NL 1755 ZG Petten
the Netherlands
tel: (+31) 224 564515
fax: (+31) 224 563487
vanderdrift@ecn.nl
biomass@ecn.nl
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From tmiles at teleport.com Fri Jul 9 11:25:31 1999
From: tmiles at teleport.com (Tom Miles)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Re: biomass composition database
In-Reply-To: <14590321719380@ecnpdc.ecn.nl>
Message-ID: <199907091525.LAA00707@solstice.crest.org>

Bram,

Thank you for a very useful contribution to bioenergy. I found the database
easy to use. By working with it I am sure that we will find new information
needs to fill.

Our fuel sampling from the alkali deposit investigation (1990-1995) has
expanded into larger, more complete databases through the efforts of EPRI,
NREL and others. A useful IEA activity would be to help your database
become a common library. Of course the various organizations would have to
provide their approval and manpower to put the infomration in a format that
is readily integrated into your database.

Regards,

Tom

At 04:58 PM 7/9/99 +0200, Bram van der Drift wrote:
>Dear members,
>
>Since the beginning of May this year, a database on the composition of
>biomass and waste is available on the internet. Starting with the TU
>Wien database, ECN added many (public and never published) analyses and
>made what's called Phyllis. It's available on the internet on:
>www.ecn.nl/phyllis. Not only one can find data on individual materials,
>also average values for any group of materials (either "standard"
>groups or user defined) can be obtained from the Phyllis database.
>
>The database has been partly financed by Novem, the Dutch agency for
>energy and environment in Utrecht and contains over 1400 records of
>many different materials and is still growing. If you think you have
>data that can be added to the database, please send it to me.
>
>Bram van der Drift
>Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN)
>P.O. Box 1
>NL 1755 ZG Petten
>the Netherlands
>tel: (+31) 224 564515
>fax: (+31) 224 563487
>vanderdrift@ecn.nl
>biomass@ecn.nl
>
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From arnt at c2i.net Fri Jul 9 11:50:15 1999
From: arnt at c2i.net (Arnt Karlsen)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: biomass composition database error
In-Reply-To: <14590321719380@ecnpdc.ecn.nl>
Message-ID: <378619E7.4B2C0E33@c2i.net>

Hi Bram,

nice site, fossil fuel-> coal-> antracite and Bituminous coal in
http://www.ecn.nl/cgi-ecn/ecn/phyllis.pl?Single.html returns
"There was an error retrieving the requested biofuel"
http://www.ecn.nl/cgi-ecn/ecn/phyllis.pl?cgi-bin/DataTable.asp

--..Arnt
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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Sat Jul 10 08:27:58 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
Message-ID: <706d973f.24b896b3@cs.com>

Dear Gasification:

We are building a prototype 12 kW gasifier. We expect that it will have very
low tar content in the raw gas. However, as a back up we would like to
install an ESP.

Does anyone know of a source for a simple ESP in that power range? Tom
Taylor makes one, but won't discuss it.

Thanks for leads....

Yours truly, TOM REED
BEF

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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Sat Jul 10 09:33:37 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Re: biomass composition database
Message-ID: <e6005f85.24b8a613@cs.com>

Dear Bram and Tom:

We include a well referenced 160 item biomass database in our book "Thermal
Data for Natural and SYnthetic Fuels", S. Gaur and T. Reed, Marcel Dekker,
1998. In addition there is graphical TGA data on about 100 items, many
analysed as well by NREL. I am enclosing our database on an Excel file.

The data base includes both the measured and calculated High Heating Value of
the fuels. The calculation uses the Channiwala equation,

HHV(kJ/g) = 0.3491 C + 1.1783 H - 0.1034 O [ + 0.1005S -0.0151N -
0.0211 Ash]

It is better than the Dulong, Tillman, IGT or Graboski equations at relating
the HHV to the Ultimate analysis, giving an average absolute error of
prediction of 1.45%.

If you incorporate our data into your larger database, you should consider
including calculated as well as measured HHValues. While a measured value
may be preferred in general, application of this formula will uncover bad
measurements and outliers. It can also be used conveniently in modelling and
prediction.

Congratulations on getting all this data together for the use of the biomass
community.

Yours truly, TOM REED
THE BIOMASS ENERGY FOUNDATION

PS: Just looked at Phyllis.... she (?)'s GREAT. One minor caveat: I looked
at shells - came up shells and husks. It would be good to separate these
two. Shells are typically quite low in ash, husks are typically quite high,
so not good to average the two groups together.

~~~~~~~~~~
In a message dated 7/9/99 9:30:31 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
tmiles@teleport.com writes:

<< Bram,

Thank you for a very useful contribution to bioenergy. I found the database
easy to use. By working with it I am sure that we will find new information
needs to fill.

Our fuel sampling from the alkali deposit investigation (1990-1995) has
expanded into larger, more complete databases through the efforts of EPRI,
NREL and others. A useful IEA activity would be to help your database
become a common library. Of course the various organizations would have to
provide their approval and manpower to put the infomration in a format that
is readily integrated into your database.

Regards,

Tom

At 04:58 PM 7/9/99 +0200, Bram van der Drift wrote:
>Dear members,
>
>Since the beginning of May this year, a database on the composition of
>biomass and waste is available on the internet. Starting with the TU
>Wien database, ECN added many (public and never published) analyses and
>made what's called Phyllis. It's available on the internet on:
>www.ecn.nl/phyllis. Not only one can find data on individual materials,
>also average values for any group of materials (either "standard"
>groups or user defined) can be obtained from the Phyllis database.
>
>The database has been partly financed by Novem, the Dutch agency for
>energy and environment in Utrecht and contains over 1400 records of
>many different materials and is still growing. If you think you have
>data that can be added to the database, please send it to me.
>
>Bram van der Drift
>Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN)
>P.O. Box 1
>NL 1755 ZG Petten
>the Netherlands
>tel: (+31) 224 564515
>fax: (+31) 224 563487
>vanderdrift@ecn.nl
>biomass@ecn.nl
> >>
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From pcbadger at tva.gov Sat Jul 10 19:40:37 1999
From: pcbadger at tva.gov (Badger, Phillip C.)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: BADGER change of address
Message-ID: <199907102340.TAA06987@solstice.crest.org>

 

----------
I have retired from TVA where I managed the U.S. Department of Energy's
Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program and am starting a consulting
business.

Please change your records to indicate my new contact information
Phillip C. Badger, President
General Bioenergy, Inc.
P.O. Box 26
Florence, AL 35631
Phone 256-740-5634
Fax 256-740-5530
Email (for Now) pcbadger@mindspring.com

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From tmiles at teleport.com Sat Jul 10 19:40:39 1999
From: tmiles at teleport.com (Tom Miles)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
In-Reply-To: <706d973f.24b896b3@cs.com>
Message-ID: <Version.32.19990710163619.035d8b80@mail.teleport.com>

At 08:29 AM 7/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Gasification:
>
>We are building a prototype 12 kW gasifier. We expect that it will have
very
>low tar content in the raw gas. However, as a back up we would like to
>install an ESP.
>
>Does anyone know of a source for a simple ESP in that power range? Tom
>Taylor makes one, but won't discuss it.

Did you offer to buy one? :-)

Tom Miles
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From Murat.Dogru at newcastle.ac.uk Sun Jul 11 11:42:47 1999
From: Murat.Dogru at newcastle.ac.uk (M.DOGRU)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
In-Reply-To: <706d973f.24b896b3@cs.com>
Message-ID: <199907111545.QAA28510@cheviot.ncl.ac.uk>

 

Dear Tom,

I am using the same size gasifier for 3 years research perpose.
It is downdraft throated gasifier (45 cm diameter).
If I were you I wouldn't expect very low tar content of the product
gas. With wood yes, but not the other dirty fuels such as sewage
sludge, shredded tyre etc..
The reason for this is that you have to use very uniform fuel (small
size (1-6 cm)) if you are using a downdraft throated gasifier.
If you don't use uniformly sized fuel you will have a bridging
problem around the throat for this size of a gasifier. Because throat
diameter is around 8-13 cm for that size relatively small to cope
with big-ununiform size fuels.
For instants, for that size of a gasifier; hazelnut shells, walnut
shells etc.. are perfect as they are already sized uniformly.

Finally, I only use a vortex scrubber (developed by AEA technology
here in UK) in order to cool and clean the raw gas. I also consider a
box filter before vacuum pump as so much tar is deposited in the
pump and its blades.

Just wanted to remind you...

Regards

Murat DOGRU
University of Newcastle
UK

> From: Reedtb2@cs.com
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 08:29:39 EDT
> Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
> To: gasification@crest.org
> Reply-to: gasification@crest.org

> Dear Gasification:
>
> We are building a prototype 12 kW gasifier. We expect that it will have very
> low tar content in the raw gas. However, as a back up we would like to
> install an ESP.
>
> Does anyone know of a source for a simple ESP in that power range? Tom
> Taylor makes one, but won't discuss it.
>
> Thanks for leads....
>
> Yours truly, TOM REED
> BEF
>
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From R.E.Sims at massey.ac.nz Sun Jul 11 21:10:22 1999
From: R.E.Sims at massey.ac.nz (Ralph Sims)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Downdraft gasifier models
In-Reply-To: <01BEC6DF.7DC7DF10@HIESTIA>
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19990712130917.010870fc@mail.massey.ac.nz>

Hi Tuan,

We have done some work recently here at Massey University which is written
up in Dr Kingiri Senelwa's PhD thesis "Gasification of woody biomass from
short rotation forests" (1997) available from our library which might
help. Or write to Senelwa directly maybe at

kingiris@fri.cri.nz

At 06:54 PM 7/8/99 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am a postgraduate student from the Melbourne University, Australia and
>engaged in investigating the effects of operating variables on reactor
>performance of downdraft gasifiers. I need models to conduct my study and
>shall be pleased if anyone can give information about downdraft models
>which will meet my requirements.
>
>
>Thanking you,
>Tuan Jayah
>
>
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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Mon Jul 12 08:26:19 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
Message-ID: <73608c41.24bb394c@cs.com>

Dear Murat:

Our gasifier is NOT throated. There is no theoretical justification for the
throat - quite the reverse; the biomass should be pyrollysed at high
superficial velocity, but the charcoal should be gasified at low SV. We
pioneered the "stratified downdraft gasifier" in the 1980s at NREL and are
further improving it this summer. We expect to have < 100 ppm tar in the raw
gas. We don't want to use any water. But still, an ESP could be usefu.

Yours truly, TOM REED
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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Mon Jul 12 08:26:38 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
Message-ID: <adc12dc0.24bb3951@cs.com>

Dear Tom:

We have a small budget and could buy the ESP if possible. However, my
impression is that no one makes one this small (12 kW). Any leads???

TOM REED

In a message dated 7/10/99 5:45:51 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
tmiles@teleport.com writes:

<<
Did you offer to buy one? :-)

Tom Miles >>
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From LINVENT at aol.com Mon Jul 12 09:50:42 1999
From: LINVENT at aol.com (LINVENT@aol.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
Message-ID: <4a4b8eb5.24bb4ce2@aol.com>

Tom,
We can make one for such a small application. However, I have spent
20+ years developing this technology and have to make daily bread. We would
like to see an economic return from the entire process from the value of the
ESP and the integration of the cleaning process to the rest of the
operational system. For this reason, we are looking for a licensing agreement
which is the best way to go. If you are willing to discuss this in
principle, we are willing to move ahead.

Sincerely,
Tom Taylor
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From fractional at willmar.com Mon Jul 12 10:57:19 1999
From: fractional at willmar.com (fractional@willmar.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
In-Reply-To: <adc12dc0.24bb3951@cs.com>
Message-ID: <37847C43.23DBA7EF@willmar.com>

Hello Tom and list,

Why not just buy a replacement board for a home electronic air cleaner
as long its for a stationary generator, and use it with a pipe and wire?

Alan.

 

Reedtb2@cs.com wrote:

> Dear Tom:
>
> We have a small budget and could buy the ESP if possible. However, my
> impression is that no one makes one this small (12 kW). Any leads???
>
> TOM REED
>
> In a message dated 7/10/99 5:45:51 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> tmiles@teleport.com writes:
>
> <<
> Did you offer to buy one? :-)
>
> Tom Miles >>
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From LINVENT at aol.com Mon Jul 12 13:16:17 1999
From: LINVENT at aol.com (LINVENT@aol.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
Message-ID: <eb29d19.24bb7d47@aol.com>

Alan,
The insulator will foul on any conventional ESP and short out, plus
other problems.
TomTaylor
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From graeme at powerlink.co.nz Mon Jul 12 20:57:51 1999
From: graeme at powerlink.co.nz (Graeme Williams)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:08 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Message from Graeme Williams
Message-ID: <000701beccca$0f281de0$70e637d2@graeme>

I'm deeply sorry to have to post here that my father (Doug Williams of
Fluidyne Gasification) is quite ill at the moment, so any email sent to him
hasn't been read or responded to. Until he is better, I'll be archiving
everything for him to look at later.

Regards,

Graeme Williams

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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Tue Jul 13 08:54:31 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
Message-ID: <7a427a3b.24bc916a@cs.com>

Dear Tom Taylor:

I think we already said that we were prepared to move along this licensing
path. In any case that is our intent.

>From your point of view, you would be getting free testing and authentication
of an independent group.

Next step??

Yours truly, TOM REED
BEF

In a message dated 7/12/99 7:54:53 AM Mountain Daylight Time, LINVENT@aol.com
writes:

<< Tom,
We can make one for such a small application. However, I have spent
20+ years developing this technology and have to make daily bread. We would
like to see an economic return from the entire process from the value of the
ESP and the integration of the cleaning process to the rest of the
operational system. For this reason, we are looking for a licensing
agreement
which is the best way to go. If you are willing to discuss this in
principle, we are willing to move ahead.

Sincerely,
Tom Taylor
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From antonio.hilst at merconet.com.br Wed Jul 14 03:02:47 1999
From: antonio.hilst at merconet.com.br (Antonio G. P. Hilst)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Tar burning properties
Message-ID: <378C3653.30A1A998@merconet.com.br>

Dear Netters,

I'm looking for wood tar reological, driing and burning
properties/behaviour. May you give me any clues?
Thanks.
Antonio

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From greenland2.glr at dial.pipex.com Wed Jul 14 07:53:44 1999
From: greenland2.glr at dial.pipex.com (Green Land Reclamation Ltd)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: VISITS TO DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Message-ID: <01BECDF8.3317E4E0@HIESTIA>

I am planning a visit to New York, Texas and California at the end of July, and would like to include visits to demonstration and/or commercial biomass gasification plants if possible. I should be grateful to receive any recommendations and contact details.

Yours sincerely,

Andy Limbrick.
Managing Director.
Green Land Reclamaton Limited.
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From ashoktoshniwal at yahoo.com Thu Jul 15 00:24:37 1999
From: ashoktoshniwal at yahoo.com (ASHOK TOSHNIWAL)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: VISITS TO DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Message-ID: <19990715042733.5272.rocketmail@web123.yahoomail.com>

Dear Mr.Limbrick
Please confirm your complete itenary. I am trying to
get an appointment with the President of a gasifier manufacturing
company.

With kind regards

Ashok Toshniwal

--- Green Land Reclamation Ltd <greenland2.glr@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> I am planning a visit to New York, Texas and
> California at the end of July, and would like to
> include visits to demonstration and/or commercial
> biomass gasification plants if possible. I should be
> grateful to receive any recommendations and contact
> details.
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Andy Limbrick.
> Managing Director.
> Green Land Reclamaton Limited.
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From ktwu at erl.itri.org.tw Thu Jul 15 02:06:33 1999
From: ktwu at erl.itri.org.tw (f880105)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Looking for (1) software about gasifier design; (2) gas turbine
Message-ID: <482567AF.001DE99F.00@erlsmtp1.erl.itri.org.tw>

 

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¥D¦®¡G Looking for (1) software about gasifier design; (2) gas turbine

Dear Sir/Madam

We are looking for a software package to help us to design the gasifier
(special for fluidized bed gasifiers) including simulation, economic
analysis, etc. We would highly appreciate if you could offer us the
information about the software.

In addition, in order to utilize the gas production from our gasifier, we're
also looking for the gas turbines for 500 kW - 5 MW. If you have any
information about manufacturers, we would be grateful to receive any
recommendations.

Thank you very much for your assistance indeed. We look forward to hearing
from you soon.

Yours truly,

Keng-Tung Wu, PhD

Researcher
Biomass Energy Laboratory
New Energy Research Division
Energy & Resources Laboratories
Industrial Technology Research Institute
TAIWAN

 

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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Thu Jul 15 06:07:49 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Tar burning properties
Message-ID: <e8648afd.24bf0d5a@cs.com>

Dear Antonio:

Your innocent question

I'm looking for wood tar reological, driing and burning
properties/behaviour. May you give me any clues?
Thanks.

on tars would require 10 volumes to answer - and you would have to dig it out
yourself.

For starters, the NREL book "Biomass Gasifier "Tars": Their Nature, Formation
and Conversion" has a great deal of information on this subject and it is on
our list of books for sale (below).

Our book "Contaminent Testing" also tells a lot of PRACTICAL information
about measuring tars. I am just finishing up the second edition.

Ask a more specific question and we can give more specific answers.

Yours truly, TOM REED
BEF

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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Sat Jul 17 15:39:21 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Syn-Gas gasifier
Message-ID: <781bc633.24c23650@cs.com>

Dear Jorge et al:

The company Syn-Gas Inc. no longer exists, except in the minds of those who
shared the 5 years of major experience in stratified downdraft gasification.
However, it reached a level of 75 tons per day before running out of money
due to a hurricane during final testing.

Prof. Mike Graboski at the Colorado School of Mines was the founder and chief
engineer and might tell you more. However, he is very busy and has been
"burnt" by alternate (joke) energy plans, so wait for the next oil crunch
before contacting him.

Yours truly, TOM REED
THE BEF

 

In a message dated 7/15/99 4:12:03 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
gaencaso@unete.com writes:

<<
Santa Fé de Bogotá July 15 1999




Sirs:

SYNGAS INC


Ref: Information search on Gasifiers.


By means of the present you them we request the favor of helping us to
obtain all the possible information about the gasifiers that you produce.

The information that we need is:

- Types of gasifiers.
- Capacities of the gasifiers.
- Flammable that they use.
- Applications and uses.
- Costs of the Gasifiers.
- Design parameters.
- Said gasifier catalogues.

It is information the are seeking for power to end a study that we are
accomplishing on electrical energy production as of biomass gasification.

Of before hand you them I give the thanks to the information that they could
supply us.

For any communication the can accomplish to the addresses of following
Internet: gaencaso@hotmail.com - gaencaso@unete.com - gaencaso@yahoo.com -
jorge_a_charry_g@usa.net.com or to the telephones in Colombia to Bogotá
6276889 - 3473368.



Sincerely:



Jorge Antonio Charry G. & Gabriel Cabrales
Mechanical Engineer
University of America

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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Sat Jul 17 15:40:54 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Fwd: Data posted to form 1 of http://www.webpan.com/BEF/index.htm
Message-ID: <2f7c59b3.24c2364d@cs.com>

Dear Roy D:

Thanks for your comments. The number of people who are interested in
gasifiers numbers in the tens of thousands. The number of people who have
built and run gasifiers is in the few hundred (now alive). (Don't we love to
TALK!) Welcome to the small select group!

I hope you might like to join the GASIFICATION group here. Just send the
message "subscribe GASIFICATION" to majordomo@crest.org.

Glad to hear you are going to build a Stratified Downdraft (open top,
topless, open core, char making) gasifier. The latest improvement on this
has been made at the CGP Bangalore lab in India under Prof. Mukunda. They
add an additional air inlet a few inches above the grate and reduce tar from
1000 to 100 ppm and reduce char-ash from 5% to < 1%.

We are now improving on that model (we hope) here at CPC.

Keep in touch.

Yours truly, TOM REED
THE BEF

In a message dated 7/15/99 8:12:34 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
wform@webpan.com writes:

<<
*****************************************************************************
From: th_royd@yahoo.com
Date: 7/15/99
Time: 8:16:17 PM
Remote Name: 206.43.252.169

Comments:

hello,your material is facinating.I've purchased one of the books and was
intrigued enough by the open top gasifier to begin building one.I,ve
successfully built and used a standard doundraft unit based on a Mother Earth
News design although that was almost!
20 years ago.
Considering that wood gas is a relativly slow burning fuel: What could be
speculated in regards to cam timing? Do you sell literature dealing with this
and other elements of engine set up for wood gas? What gains could be
achieved utillizing extractors (he!
aders) and hi-flow intake manifold etc? Thank you for your time and
literature thus far. As my project is nearing completion I will be ordering
the book dealing with particulate quantification. This is a consideration I
largely ignored with my first unit..
Roy
>>

 

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Comments:

hello,your material is facinating.I've purchased one of the books and was intrigued enough by the open top gasifier to begin building one.I,ve successfully built and used a standard doundraft unit based on a Mother Earth News design although that was almost!
20 years ago.
Considering that wood gas is a relativly slow burning fuel: What could be speculated in regards to cam timing? Do you sell literature dealing with this and other elements of engine set up for wood gas? What gains could be achieved utillizing extractors (he!
aders) and hi-flow intake manifold etc? Thank you for your time and literature thus far. As my project is nearing completion I will be ordering the book dealing with particulate quantification. This is a consideration I largely ignored with my first unit..
Roy

 

From eta-pet at eta-team.com Sun Jul 18 15:32:04 1999
From: eta-pet at eta-team.com (Albrecht Kaupp)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Re: biomass composition database
In-Reply-To: <199907091525.LAA00708@solstice.crest.org>
Message-ID: <199907181932.PAA23743@solstice.crest.org>

There is another databank, not as easy to use , but it seems to have also
lots of
data. A.Kaupp

http://edv1.vt.tuwien.ac.at/ag_hofba/biobib/all.htm

Tom Miles wrote:

> Bram,
>
> Thank you for a very useful contribution to bioenergy. I found the database
> easy to use. By working with it I am sure that we will find new information
> needs to fill.
>
> Our fuel sampling from the alkali deposit investigation (1990-1995) has
> expanded into larger, more complete databases through the efforts of EPRI,
> NREL and others. A useful IEA activity would be to help your database
> become a common library. Of course the various organizations would have to
> provide their approval and manpower to put the infomration in a format that
> is readily integrated into your database.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom
>
> At 04:58 PM 7/9/99 +0200, Bram van der Drift wrote:
> >Dear members,
> >
> >Since the beginning of May this year, a database on the composition of
> >biomass and waste is available on the internet. Starting with the TU
> >Wien database, ECN added many (public and never published) analyses and
> >made what's called Phyllis. It's available on the internet on:
> >www.ecn.nl/phyllis. Not only one can find data on individual materials,
> >also average values for any group of materials (either "standard"
> >groups or user defined) can be obtained from the Phyllis database.
> >
> >The database has been partly financed by Novem, the Dutch agency for
> >energy and environment in Utrecht and contains over 1400 records of
> >many different materials and is still growing. If you think you have
> >data that can be added to the database, please send it to me.
> >
> >Bram van der Drift
> >Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN)
> >P.O. Box 1
> >NL 1755 ZG Petten
> >the Netherlands
> >tel: (+31) 224 564515
> >fax: (+31) 224 563487
> >vanderdrift@ecn.nl
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From dschmidt at eerc.und.nodak.edu Tue Jul 20 10:05:33 1999
From: dschmidt at eerc.und.nodak.edu (Schmidt, Darren)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: VISITS TO DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Message-ID: <601A55066596D211A7AD00104BC6FB2507350C@catalina.eerc.und.NoDak.edu>

Contact Carol Purvis, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC phone - 919 541 7519
1MWe Downdraft Gasifier, Camp Lejeune, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Green Land Reclamation Ltd [mailto:greenland2.glr@dial.pipex.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:56 AM
To: Gasification (E-mail)
Subject: GAS-L: VISITS TO DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

I am planning a visit to New York, Texas and California at the end of July,
and would like to include visits to demonstration and/or commercial biomass
gasification plants if possible. I should be grateful to receive any
recommendations and contact details.

Yours sincerely,

Andy Limbrick.
Managing Director.
Green Land Reclamaton Limited.
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From tauto at eq.upc.es Wed Jul 21 15:51:45 1999
From: tauto at eq.upc.es (Suly Tauta)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: UPC BArcelona
Message-ID: <199907211951.PAA13237@solstice.crest.org>

I have a strong professional interest in biomass gasification of biomass
from wastes of brewery and coffe process and I am
working with UPC in Barcelona about tthis proyects..

Please can you add my home email address to the biomass
gasification
mailing list. My home email adress is:-

tauto@eq.upc.es

I would like to have iformation about this cases please if you Know
anything send me soon.

I look forward to interesting communications.

Yours faithfully

 

Suly Tauta

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From apchick at dmu.ac.uk Fri Jul 23 10:58:50 1999
From: apchick at dmu.ac.uk (Andy Chick)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: $th Biomass Energy on the Farm Conference
Message-ID: <379883CF.9D6CF8DD@dmu.ac.uk>

Hello,

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend the 4th
Biomass Energy on the Farm Conference, to be held at the School of
Agriculture, De Montfort University. The title of this year's one day
conference, 'Energy Production from Farm Waste' reflects the continued
interest in this expanding area of Research and Development. The
conference will be held at the Caythorpe Campus, which hosts the Hybrid
Renewable Energy System, a combined system operating an anaerobic
digester, gasifier and a wind turbine all on one site, and integrated
within a working farm environment.

The conference is limited to 70 delegates, so I ask that you book
quickly to avoid disappointment.

The conference will be specifically looking at the utilisation of farm
waste and its conversion to energy. The conference is designed for
Farmers, Agriculturists, Research Workers and Environmentalists
interested in the field of renewable energy and farming.

Day Rate £20.00 + VAT including lunch and coffee. (Student rates £10 +
VAT)

Email me for a regestration form.

Accommodation available on site (student style rooms), detail of local
hotel accommodation available.
Trade stands welcome.

Further information on the conference and a up to date list of speakers
can be found at:
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/ln/itc

I look forward to meeting you on the 27th October 1999, but in the mean
time, if you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to
contact me.

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Andrew P Chick apchick@dmu.ac.uk
De Montfort University http://www.dmu.ac.uk/ln/itc
School of Agriculture Tel 01400 275625
Caythorpe, Grantham Fax 01400 275656
Lincolnshire UK
NG32 3EP Home Email:
andrew.chick@tesco.net
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From Reedtb2 at cs.com Sun Jul 25 09:50:45 1999
From: Reedtb2 at cs.com (Reedtb2@cs.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Re: Turbo Stove
Message-ID: <ac0367dc.24cc7093@cs.com>

Dear Tom, Alex et al:

I had a MOST interesting day in STOVES/GASIFICATION yesterday in Ward, Co.

Ward is on the Peak to Peak Highway, 20 miles West of Boulder, 1 mile higher
and 100 years earlier than Boulder, CO (10 square miles surrounded by
reality). Typically when Denver gets too crowded and too regulated,
adventurous souls move to Boulder; when Boulder is TCTR they move on to
Nederland; when Nederland is TCTR they move to WARD where anything goes in
alternate lifestyles, but no normal lifestyles exist.

Our good friends Steve and Linda Schweim are remodeling the kitchen, 2020
style (after cheap oil). Steve is a cabinetmaker so has plenty of wood.
They have put in a kitchen range with THREE turbo burners and have been
cooking all their meals on it now for a month.

Yesterday Agua Das and I went to the TURBO stove "coming out" party with
other friends of theirs. One is Russ Peterson, former Dupont Chemist, Gov.
of Deleware, head of the Council on Environmental Quality under Carter...
etc. (He has just finished a book "Rebel with a Conscience" giving details).

The lunch was delicious and the talk was even better and the thunder and
lightening was close to heavenly. (Our dog, Lucy roams the town freely,
checking out the many dogs in dog heaven).

In particular they had built half a dozen other models of Turbo stoves using
square tea cans etc. So it was nice to have others working on the
configuration of primary and secondary air holes etc. etc.

We hope soon to post what we know on my web page and get of few of you doers
in the act.

Back to the gasifier for now....

Glad to hear {Tom Miles and Alex English}'s kind words.

 

Yours for now, TOM REED
BEF

In a message dated 7/22/99 9:00:28 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
tmiles@teleport.com writes:

<<
Alex,

I share your enthusiasm for the Turbo stove. When I visited Golden this
Spring Tom cooked part of our dinner on the stove. Very impressive and
needing to be widely used once it sees commercial daylight.

Prepared fuel is as important as ever but the concept works. We need to
explore its boundaries.

Regards,

Tom Miles

>>
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From echo at peconic.net Sun Jul 25 12:17:26 1999
From: echo at peconic.net (Mohna Michel Sedona)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: GAS-L: Turbo stove
Message-ID: <002601bed6b9$8d6bd220$976661cc@ukb4c>

 

Dear Tom,

your last message about Turbo stove in Ward
excited my curiosity.

What is exactly a turbo stove ??

Thank you !

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From onar at netpower.no Sun Jul 25 12:58:49 1999
From: onar at netpower.no (=?iso-8859-1?B?T25hciDFbQ==?=)
Date: Tue Aug 31 21:08:09 2004
Subject: SV: GAS-L: Request for Electrostatic Precipitator Info
Message-ID: <199907251658.MAA22873@solstice.crest.org>

id JAA08017
Sender: owner-gasification@crest.org
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: gasification

Tom, I believe that Applied Plasma Physics (APP) has the cheapest ESP
technology available. Go to www.app.no to find out more about their products.

Onar.

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