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Gasifier Engineering: How to Make It Work.

Calculators

• Online unit conversion calculators (mass, volume, flow, energy, etc.)
• Online energy conversion (natural gas, coal, electricity, oil, gas, diesel->BTU,MJ,tonne,volume)
• Cone Calculator for cut shapes
• Calculating pressure drop vs media diameter in a packed bed filter

Gasifier Sizing

• Conversion Rules: Biomass to Syngas to BTU to HP to KW to MPG
• Imbert Hearth Sizing Chart
• Old sizing and resource page on old site
• Pipe Dimensions or the McMaster pipe size chart

Options for Engines and Electric Gensets

• Summary of Genset Options for Wood Gas
• Genset models and sellers of interest
• How to Make a Woodgas Carburetor  

Materials for Building

• Insulation materials and their properties
• Metal Allloys for High Temp Operation (stainless, inconel, etc)
• High Temp Flex Tubing and Hose
• Heat Exchange materials

Gasifier Devices

• HVAC ducting principles and calculations: flows rates, pressure drop, fan sizing, particulate entranement, oriface design, etc.
• "Ejectors" (Jet Pumps, and other fluid Driven-fluid transfer)
• Gas Pumps and Fans
• Fluid Pumps
• Heating Elements (Glow Plugs, nichrome and other alloys)
• Speed Governors

Principles, Standards, Data

• High value papers and books on gasification
• Pumping Tarry Liquids
• GEK Fan Curve

Gasifier Design Resources

• Beijer/Susanto internal tar recycle gasifier
• Open-top down-draft gasifier

Engineering for Liquification

• Pressure and Compression
• Temperature Stabilization