Daniel and all,
That's a great explanation and helps a lot. I see the proportionality in
relation to absolute pressure and temperature. It validates use of an
inter-cooler and away from heated incoming air, even into ones gasifier, I
believe, as far as putting oxygen into the device.
I'm speculating here, but thinking of making and trying an oxygen enhancing low
pressure system, from lots of long tubular balloons? Oxygen, being a slight bit
lighter than nitrogen, could be taken from the low point, and since under
pressure, have some portion of the rejected nitrogen and combined air-nitrogen
discharged through an orifice at the high point.
I see at the end of your post that air, with gasoline fuel at 12-1 and 15-1
ratio, has 2.4 and 3 lbs of oxygen per pound of fuel respectfully (rounding to
20% O/air). Isn't the target ratio of producer gas to oxygen one to one in an
IC engine? Or is that 1lb air, thus 1/5 the oxygen or a 5-1 ratio for producer
gas to air? The car guys are generally using a 50% air and 50% producer gas
ratio, which would seem to validate the 5-1 ratio of gas to oxygen by weight.
I'm sure with the numbers you provided I can figure flow rates at each stage.
I will verify my flow so sizing is correct before cutting/welding.
I purchased some 4" and 6" dia 304 stainless pipe at a salvage company and have
a SS air tank for some of the hot section heat recovery from the second stage
reactor (and I think enough for a steam superheater... part of final gas
cooling).
Gas out starts at about 1800f from the x-flow reactor, as gas from stage one is
burned and reformed into synthesis gas going through the char bed. The gas
outlet is direct coupled to the heat recovery, flowing first to heat stage
one incoming fuel, then to a steam superheater and then to a water boiler.
It's a CHP arrangement, since massive amounts of heat have to be removed in
prooducer-synthesis (prosyn) gas cooling.
Thanks for your explanation. Mole remains a small fuzzy creature.
Toby
Seilertechco
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