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    Thermal Transfer Ratio (in laymans terms)

    . Greetings All. I'm not that good at this so please bear with me... I'm looking for a basic simple conversion rate or factor that I can use to get "close" for finding the following. (Close being "relitively near a reasonable answer") I have a flame that I would like to put a horazontal...
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    Burner, Manifold or Flare, Biogass Based

    In the world of heating, I have hunted high and low, BUT everything I've found is for LPG or Propane. This burner would be in the 100,000 to 500,000 BTU range and can be a gangable arangement in manifold style, or single in the flare style. (I'll work with what styles are available) :) :) I'm...
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    Questions, Heat Exchanger

    Hi All ! OK, I'm not in here much, but pop in when I have a question, I'm NOT a boiler guy, Rather, a wood-gas guy (Biogas), anyhow, here's my questions. 1) I'm running a wood-gas gasifier/reactor (outdoor boiler) BUT, it's NOT a boiler, runs on a suction fan, NOT pressure. Anyhow, once the...
  4. a31ford

    Producer Gas (Wood Gas) feedstock Feed Method

    Hi All, don't know what forum is appl. so I'll try this one. I'm looking for anyone that has Ideas on a feed method of using "Wood Chips" in an Imbert style gasification system, some have said rubber belt, steel paddles (like a water wheel) and one guy said use a grain auger. Any...
  5. a31ford

    Producer Gas (Wood Gas) What is "ratio" ?

    Hello All, I have another post this forum, BUT... In the world of "Petrol" eg: gas motor, the fuel to air ratio is what, 1 to 17 or something like that ? I'm wondering, If anyone knows, what is the ratio for producer (wood) gas ? is it the same ? Our sons fair project has had a...
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    "Line Driver" for low volt D.C.

    Hi All ! Here's where my memory is getting foggy, I have a thermo-couple, and I have a Digital Panel Meter( NOT a DMM), I can get the 2 to work as a themometer when the wires between are short (< 3 ft.). here's where I'm at a loss: I need to do that measurement with 220 ft of cable between the...
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    Thermal time loss on water storage

    Was wondering what would be the calculation for a water storage tank's thermal loss rate, based on the below. 1) 160 gal.imperial. 2) water at a temp of 150-f. 3) galv. steel tank with &quot;R-60&quot; insulation (all sides, top & bottom). 4) surounding air temp of 45-f. How long before the...
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    Wood gas, science fair project, Gasified Questions

    Our son is doing research on next years science fair project and has now got me intrested in it, below are some concerns of mine, that I want to address, BEFORE, he attempts to build his prototype. 1) In the art of creating &quot;wood gas&quot; from biomass, is the gas &quot;lighter than...

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