A green and clean environment is a human right!
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Logic on September 25, 2009, 11:27:26 am
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Gassification has been known and used for centuries.
There was a resurgance of Wood Gassifiers during WW2 due to fuel shortages.
There are a number of steps to the process, but basically CO & H2O are reduced to H2 & CO by hot Carbon.
http://www.gekgasifier.com/gasification-basics/how-it-works/ (http://www.gekgasifier.com/gasification-basics/how-it-works/)
Now imagine this closed loop:
ICE-Reducer-cooler-ICE again. (filled with Syngas)
ICE:
The Syngas is oxydized to CO2 & H2O turning the crankshaft.
Reducer:
The reducer has to reduce CO & H2O to H2 & CO.
This is where energy is added to the system.
Usually hot carbon is used, but perhaps an electrical arc between carbon electrodes can be used.
Perhaps a Geet or modded geet type apparatus can be used.
There is already talk of and vids of closed loop geet systems...?
Cooler:
This is to cool the Syngas down for use in an ICE.
This could be a standard intercooler or the heat could be used to produce steam; which can be used to do work with the help of a steam engine. Perhaps to turn the alternator, aircon, water pump, steering pump, etc.
ICE again.
See where I'm going with this! :)
The fact that CO2 and H2O could be reduced with hot Carbon almost made me hit the roof! :o
More links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasification)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/earth/green-technology/energy-production/gasification.htm/printable (http://science.howstuffworks.com/earth/green-technology/energy-production/gasification.htm/printable)
Time to add an intercooler and feed the exhaust back into your Geet Steve! Got a carbon rod?? ;)
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If you look at the water plans of pantone, you see him using gras with water.
Thats the same principle as the wood gassifiers, i think.
Great stuff. I learned a lot of that technology.
Steve