Dear Bill, Larry Garinger and all I read over the site and the Garringer gasifier would seem to be a good deal. I presume inside it is similar to an Imbert gasifier, and they typically cost <$1000 (in the 1940s). I was glad to see that the incorporated the filter and cooling in the unit. What doesn't make sense, Bill?
The website was a little vague on power level, maybe up to 80 kW? but until you test it you can't tell how much power can be generated. I hope this gasifier proves out. It looks like neat construction and has all the right words. It looks as if the gasifier might have a diameter of 14". If so, our "Handbook of Downdraft Gasifier Engine Systems" (available at www.woodgas.com) says it should produce 140 Nm3/h of gas from 67 kg/hr of wood ~1.2 MBtu/hr input which at 70% efficiency should make 840,000 Btu/hr of gas energy, 246 kWthermal, at 20% generator efficiency, 49 kWelectric. So, are you going to buy one Bill? I'd be tempted if I needed that much, but living alone I need about kWhr/day. I could run it for 6 minutes and store the energy in batteries and I'd be off the grid. I'm working on a much smaller gasifier to get off the grid in an hour or so of operation/day. TOM REED The Biomass Energy Foundation, woodgas.com https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&shva=1#inbox/12f744dd6ef8d2e9 On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Bill Klein < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings and a good day to each of you! > > What can you tell me about the "Garringer gasifier"? > > I know what I read at their site: http://garringergasifier.com/ , thus my > question. Between their home page, information spread about other pages on > their site and their video, there are numerous claims made and some, > seemingly, contradictory information and pictures. To top it off, I'm told > i > can buy this "unit" for US$3,500, receive a one year warranty and it will > be > ready to ship 15 days after my check clears their bank, in Wyoming. > > A casual study of the site and the video seem misleading. Or am I seriously > mistaken? > > If I am off base, Then I offer my most humble apology, but I am confused. > Things don't seem to add up. > > > Respectfully, > > Bill Klein > 3i > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > -- Dr. Thomas B. Reed The Biomass Energy Foundation The BioChar Engineering Corporation www.WoodGas.com
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