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Wood Gas
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The science and art of wood gasification.
The turning of wood into gas for cooking, heating and powering a car.
Recent Posts
Power controller made safe
The power controller for the 240V AC centrifugal fan has now been packaged in an earthed metal casing.The speed of any 240V AC motor can now be controlled from standstill all the way up to full speed....
Power controller for centrifugal fan
I happened upon a very useful AC power controller on eBay. The Kemo M028N power control cost about £22, which is a lot cheaper than the equivalent variac. The device can handle anything up to 4000 watts at 240V or 2000 watts at 110V. However, a heat...
More fan progress
With many projects on the go, finding time to work on the wood gas project is not easy. Over the past two weeks a photovoltaic system had to be set up. However, it gave me the chance to run the car air conditioning fan on the deep cycle battery and t...
Constructing a centrifugal fan #3
The fan is almost complete. All that is needed now is a way of taming its huge power. Controls for moderating air input and output will have to be constructed.Update 1 - After discussing my problem with other wood gasers I have changed to a lower pow...
Constructing a centrifugal fan #2
The centrifugal fan is almost complete. As the fan runs on 240V AC a lot of care is being taken to make sure the fan does not endanger anyone.The following photo shows the fan and a plywood former for a length of thin steel that will act as outside o...
Automotive wood gas videos
Here are a series of five videos on YouTube, demonstrating how an automotive wood gas generator works. The most detailed videos I have seen.National Geographic - Car running on wood - Part 1National Geographic - Car running on wood - Part 2National G...
