I have a large supply of wet cherry pits and I want to burn them to produce hot water for heating my greenhouse.
I have a 200,000BTU natural gas boiler I would like to run 24/7. The hot water would enter a large storage tank for immediate or later use. My thought was to make an updraft top loading gasifier. The hope being that this would dry the pits sufficiently for burning. I would run the producer gas through a rad to remove as much moisture as possible and then pump the dry gas into the boiler. I understand that an updraft style gasifier will not crack the tars. Will this require frequent cleaning of the boiler? Reduce efficiency? I understand the basic principles involved, but would love some input before I start chopping and welding. _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list [email protected] http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_listserv.repp.org http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org http://info.bioenergylists.org UNSUBSCRIBE HERE; http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_listserv.repp.org
