Jeff, This is a common use of chicken wire in insulation. For outside installations, they then plaster on a layer of cementicious material to water proof the fibre beneath.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Davis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 December 2013 08:21 PM To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification Subject: Re: [Gasification] HKG BIONEAR GASIFIER Thanks Fredrik, Interesting use for chicken wire! Jeff On 12/15/2013 02:19 AM, Fredrik Ek wrote: > Gasification list, > > > > Turos Team HKG Bionear and Bioneer have nothing to do with each other as > > far as I know. HKG Bionear does not produce tarry updraft gas that is > > cracked with the help of an external reformer like did Bioneer. > > > > The mentioned gas composition H2 ~25 %, CO ~45 % is not achievable when > > using only air as oxidant. Water and air is used, but from where is the > > needed energy taken? > > > > The dripping clear and smell free condensate I mentioned earlier came from > > a temporary experiment installation, an installation like that that can be > > seen on other youtube clips on internet with an insulated gasifier and a > > gas burner burning in open air. On that video the gas line contains many > > components. One of these is a small MHD generator for testing, not as such > > essential for the process. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfIgxzd1rHA > > > > In the video a catalyst is stated to be used and heavy hydrocarbons to be > > recirculated into the process. With lower moisture content in the wood fuel > > than 50 - 60 %, water is added to the process. > > > > Turos Team (Bionear)state that they remove not more than a couple of > > litres of ash and soot per week from one trap, and no condensate at all. > > The rest of the ash is stated to be gasified and leave the gasifier in > > gaseous form. When unfiltered gas burns at the flare in Lestijärvi, no > > sparks or flyash can be seen in the flare, but otherwise the flare looks > > pretty much like I´m used to see clean unfiltered and not cooled producer > > gas burn in open air. Clean filtered gas burns, as we all know, with a pure > > blue flame invisible in daylight. > > > > Filtered and cooled blue burning gas burns very well, I asked a friend of > > mine to extinguish burning gas being blown from my wood gas trailer a few > > days ago. Despite trials to press the end of the gas hose towards ice and > > snow on ground, he could not get the flame go out, nor could I. > > > > It might seem odd that heat can be more valuable than electric power for > > an owner of a power plant, but this is the case for power delivered to the > > grid here in Finland. In Finland roughly 1/3 of an end customers power > > price is the electricity itself, 1/3 is transfer costs and the last third > > taxes. > > > > Fredrik Ek --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ 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/
