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IMPORTANT: enter the case-INsensitive alphabetic (no numbers) code AND WRITE SOME SHORT summary of changes (below) if you are saving changes. (not required for previewing changes). Wiki-spamming is not tolerated, will be removed, so it does NOT even show up in history. Spammers go away now. Visit Preferences to set your user name Summary of change: The '''first internal combustion engines were fueled by town-gas'''. Which can be made from coal, wood (chips, or small cubes), or even waste. The technology is getting popular again with automated systems for feed-in, gas-producer, cooling, mixing, electricity generation and heat-recovery (and logging, remote monitoring and fault-diagnosis of course). See * MembersPage/MarcellGal/GasProducer * MembersPage/MarcellGal/WoodGasifierEngine/Wiring * Another gas engine (small 4 cyl): MembersPage/GasEngine/AutoDerivativeSmallGasEngine Images in [http://www.vems.hu/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=716 gallery] (keep this page small so they can edit quickly via GPRS mobile internet). '''Keywords:''' * producer gas * syngas * woodgas * holzver-gasser * downdraft gasifier ---- '''Engine running''' Engine is running. Injectors (or even fuel-tank) are not connected, as this engine runs on combustible gas. The Crysler V8 makes a nice sound after we strobed the ign and set TDC appr 50 degrees after trigger when falling/falling edge is selected. * The air mixing needs tuning. * tar-filtering of the wood-gas needs much more testing ** a wet filter would be more piece of mind The 20 kW syncronous-generator first didn't excite itself. The '''remanent-magnetism was lost after long shelf-time'''. * The manual has instructions on which pins to apply +12V to kick it into life. ** For a few days or weeks pause this should not be needed. But in this case it was needed for this brand new alternator, after months of inactivity. We made a 20kW powerplant that runs on wood ! With strict separation of phases, we can produces low-tar (blue flame) gas with almost no filtering. The gas producer is not as sensitive on biomass moisture and size like all the picky Imbert clones (like GEK, or Fengyu) are. And not as tarry as FEMA. A 80 kW plant is on the way (the bigger the easier). ---- VemsTune install: [http://www.vems.hu/download/v3gui/NIGHTLY/ download latest] * we'll provide starting initial config for the above wiring ! * probalj meg egy gyujtasellenorzo stroboszkoplampat keresni ---- '''Overview''' '''V3 and round firmware''' was modified to '''control mixture via PWM-solenoid''' (there is also a manual valve in parallel so the PWM-valve need not be too big even for bigger engines) to reach lambda-target * under testing; in v3 the PID-boost can be configured for lambda-target instead of MAP-target **in the unlikely case that boostcontrol is also needed, alternate boost is still available for boostcontrol Other (simple) features like "time-relay" for the ash-removal screw or shaker (often windscreen-wiper motor) could be useful. ---- '''Why gasify solid biomass?''' For farmers, to '''use the sunflower seed''' (in oil form) '''as heat-engine fuel''' (for '''tractors, water-pumping, grinding, heat-pump, generate electricity or other shaft-power''') '''is suboptimal'''. They have the stalk, straw and weed. The intelligent and environment-friendly choice is to use these growing (CO2 neutral) fuel instead of depending on fossile. A 100 kW genset generates appr. '''400 EUR / day electricity PLUS 400 EUR / day heat''' (partially warm water, partially exhaust that can be used for absorption heat pump also: for even higher heating value). '''Appr fuel cost is 200 EUR / day''' when purchased (only appr 130 EUR for many farmers that have the straw anyway, just need to feed it to the gasifier). ROI (return of investment) could be ~ 1 year or lower. ---- '''Combined cycle''' - brainstorming There are several choices. * gasification + spark ignition 4-stroke engine ** very cheap engines. New, or in junkyards. Also cost-efficient to maintain * gasification + Ericsson cycle (regenerated or recuperated) gas turbine or piston engine '''probably the BEST cycle!''' ** unfortunately the hot piston is expensive (the turbine even more expensive). But gasification + spark ignition 4-stroke engine + (Ericsson OR beta-Stirling) can be a relatively cost-efficient IGCC (integrated gasification combined cycle) * direct burning + rankine cycle: steam engine or steam turbine or ORC (organic ranking cycle) * a combination of the above. ---- '''Links, videos''' More links and images [http://www.eleg.hu/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=FaG%C3%A1zos%C3%ADt%C3%B3 here] (Hungarian. We will continue in English here) [http://www.ideje.hu/images/Energy/WoodGasifier/ video] [http://www.vems.hu/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=717 1.6L opel 8 valve engine] (C16, or X16SZR) with central injection (the gasoline injector is very low impedance, and 6R8 series power resistor is too high for it, max 1-2 Ohm is OK). Not a very good choice for producer gas (the valve stems are too precise, gas must be cleaned from tar very well). ---- '''Other trivial improvements and dropped plans''' * obvious improvement (in any gasifier): better heat-exchange between the incoming air and the wood-gas output, like gekgasifier.com ** or a simple but efficient long (6m or longer) tube-in-tube counterflow heat exchanger * temporarily dropped: one that is a big hole underground (covered) with pipes for primary and secondary air-in, gas-out, steam in. A big, corrosion resistant heat-exchanger (condensating for Nx10kW) cools output gas (warming the house at the same time) ** the target is to try the multiphase technology that was used for blue water-gas production (gas rich in Hydrogen, multiple times the heating value of continuous wood-gas). This might be an exteremely cheap and efficient way to reclaim heat with a "rotating" regenerator, otherwise wasted from Otto engines or gas turbines (or other powerplants with high waste-heat temperature, not steam-Rankine cycle of course!), making fuel consumption better temporarily dropped: using the wood-gas in radial-compressor gas turbines and MembersPage/MarcellGal/DetonationCycleGasTurbine (way too loud) ---- Use the VEMS Round to '''control the clean air feed "throttle" of a gasifier in order to improve the output''' * vacuum accumulator * PWM valve ** the VW 2 pin valve with 7.8 Ohm resistance seems to "prell" (using 18-21 Hz, but other freq also when it moves at all). * pneumatic solenoid valve * vacuum actuator ** Marcell found several in the junkyard. eg BMW had near the manifold in several 6 cyl engines around 1990. ** most cars have flaps in the cabin-heating / air conditioning system actuated by vacuum valves ** audi (and other VW consortium) vehicles have pneumatic door-lock. These do not seem good, because designed for on/off operation Stepper would be nice. Unfortunately round does not have enough outputs to control 4 wire stepper. ---- We have a v3 with blue LCD inside - mounted on a standalone 1.6L 4 cyl engine. The LCD equipped genboard v3 looks very cool TODO: photo, video ---- For a smallish 20kW synchronous generator we used a '''Crysler 5.2L V8 magnum engine''' from a Jeep Cherokee. Even with a low CR (around 9.5?) the engine is oversized. * it has distributer * HALL/HALL with 8 crankslots (16+1 type InputTrigger/MultiToothNoneMissing ) * when, during testing, we used the TPS as pullup for the HALL, we found that the crank sensor worked well, the distributer HALL did NOT want to pull down the signal properly. The 1.5k was a bit too strong pullup. It worked well with the 2k7 pullup (standard in vems anyway). * on-engine MAP sensor ** we actually found the HALL supply GND and +5V pins by their shared connection to the MAP and TPS pins * ... * Denso alternator seems to have many wires . Why ? Do we need some special signal to enable it ? Or perhaps it has external voltage/excitation regulator ? (I hope not!) The weird thing about the engine are the fuel rail'''S'''. * there is a throttle body injector * there are 8 port injectors, 12 Ohm (high-Z) * the 2 fuel rails are connected on 1 side (as expected). But not on the other. There seem to be '''NO FUEL RETURN LINE''' for either the TBI nor the port injector rails. ** why ? ** what fuel pressure FPR and fuelpump needed? ** is it better to complete the fuel rails with return lines ? ---- '''Custom HALL setup''' 90,90,180 crankdeg '''crankwheel''' on a 4cyl (1.9liter VW diesel converted to spark-ignition) using [http://shop.vems.hu/catalog/hall-sensor-p-107.html 1GT101DC] http://vems.hu/download/sensors/vems_1GT101DC_HALL_custom_setup.jpg The HALL sensor senses OD=12mm steel (no stainless steel). Bolted on the crankwheel with allen bolt. (Some installers make the HALL sensor sense the hex-head of M8 bolts.) Configuration * Either in 4-1 missing tooth setup * or coiltype+extrapulse setup (1.1.96 or newer firmware) ** 60,120, 180 would be a more traditional division for the extrapulse. ** for a 6 cyl truck-engine (gear-driven cam, no sloppy belt) 120,120,120,120,40,80,120 coiltype+extrapulse setup is probably the simplest Optional: Add document to category: Wiki formatting: * is Bullet list ** Bullet list subentry ... '''Bold''', ---- is horizontal ruler, <code> preformatted text... </code> See wiki editing HELP for tables and other formatting tips and tricks.