Here is the part number copy and paste this into the Mcmaster search window. 85385T104
It is mesh size 150 x 150 with an open area of 38%.
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Ok so here is the Fusion Module. Danny’s red machine I had at Argos had this module as well and is network ready. In the video here the Fusion is set up stand alone so that you can add shut off valves for each unit. This is to make re fueling on the fly easier and effortless without worry of engine stalling or need to shut down to re fuel.
Dan’s machine we ran twice and that was the first time ever running the new design. His machine both times ran for around 2 hours. However this is with some intervention to keep fuel flow to the front of the unit by tipping it forward once in a while. So if you had three units networked you will not be able to provide that intervention. However, just making a guess Id expect three of the units in the team to get around 4 hours of run time pr fill up.
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That is fantastic Matt, a real work of art your design & build and set up for this latest creation . nice one mate .
Dave
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Matt I think there are enough values in here to make it interesting
Administrative costs – the case of a 15 MW biomass CHP plant
A 15 MW (input) CHP biomass plant is able to produce 4 MW of electricity and 9 MW of heat. Assuming a load of 50% (i.e. the plant runs at full power for 50% of the time) and a conversion efficiency of 3.5 tonnes of oven-dry biomass per MWh, the plant would need 19,000 tonnes of fuel per year133. At an indicative price for woodchips at €120 per tonne, the plant would have annual fuel cost of €2.3 million per year.
In order to demonstrate compliance, an installation has to keep records of purchases of certified woodchips sufficient to cover the fuel needed to produce the MWh output generated over a certain period. The installation has then to be audited and certified, which means an independent third party has to verify that this information is available and satisfies the criteria.
Audit cost may vary between €5,000 and €10,000134 per year, while working hours spent on administrative tasks depend on a number of factors. For example, how many fuel shipments the plant requires per year, the extent to which software allows the system to be automated etc. However, these are expected to be limited: in 2017135 these were estimated to be 64 one-off and 36 hours per year.
Besides direct costs, the plant may have to face increased fuel costs, as it has to ensure the purchase of certified fuelwood. Some cost of certification would accrue for each step in the supply chain, but they may vary according to the trader (for example, a trader that already supplies certified wood or currently supplies plants above 20 MW is likely to have in place the appropriate process so that its cost increase will be limited to the associated quantities).
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I am actually going to be building two small scale versions of this in the 10 kW range.
The system will use the kiln process for water to heat conversion and then direct feed the processed fuel into the gasifier. This will be a DC system and require a battery bank and inverter system capable of the 10 kW output. The power output of the power unit will be 5 kW continuous (my reserved estimated rating) So 50% of max power output. Solar can then be installed if needed.
Later we can then team this system as it is DC to scale it up.
One unit will be going to a nut processing plant in Peru and ran on the nut shells. The other is going to a private customer in Belgium. He will fuel it with home grown chips and use for supplementing heat and charging an EV.
Im sure it will be hard to visualize the size of the machine in the rendering. But the Gasifier shown is the M-1 Alpha and it will be Huge!!
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I ordered a part so I can run generator on propane
I have not run generator in over year after burning out blowers
I want to finally get some use out of generator
Maybe in a year I will get back to wood
[Gas/Air 36mm Venturi Mixer for Engines with Carburated Systems CNG or LP]
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Wow, keep me informed. Peru is to far away, but ask your customer in Belgium if it is ok to take a look. Exact the things we are planning. Very nice to see your system in real life.
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Had storm knock out power for several days . Was running diesel generator for hour every six hours . Then pulled out unused 2000 watt xantrex inverter and separated battery bank . I guess this could have kept refrigerator and chest freezer running for another week . Linemen reminded us that a large number of people with critical need were with out power . Had linemen shown up earlier they would have had a lot less to repair . My calls got recording that hung up . I had to call some one else in government who could call utility and talk to someone .
About a million people lost power , I was the only person in my area to lose power .
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Hello Henry,
Kato Engineering does still manufacture the alternator portion of these gensets, but the engine and complete genset package will need to be provided be Waukesha or Innio/Jenbacher.
Thanks,
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Hey Matt how well have the nozzles been holding up in your new units? I dont know whether to call them diagonal draft or a single nozzle downdraft.
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LOL yeah my dilemma not sure what to call them either. Thats why I originally was calling them a semi downdraft or Diagonal down draft. Maybe Single Nozzle Semi Downdraft would be the best fit?
As far as the nozzles I have not seen one degrade yet and I if they were going to I think I would have discovered that by now. However, my nozzles do not extend into the unit and are shielded by a heavy pipe half coupling. This is the 1 inch pipe couple welded into the unit and the nozzle configuration threads in to this with the 1/2 nozzle just sticking in 1/4 inch at most.
On the new version for 2022 I am changing the 1 inch half couple to a full couple to get the nozzle in further and then there is a heat shield lined to the inside and is it welded to the other end of the couple on inside. This will allow the top side of the shield to tapper in from the font wall of the unit to funnel fuel more toward the center to hopefully even out the fuel flow so its not so biased to the front side. I think I were to extend the nozzles beyond the couple I might then experience degradation as they will be more exposed without that big heavy couple shielding the them.
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Not sure if you’ve seen this video, I know Joni has, but it’s actually a small charcoal gasifier for motorcycles. I think it lacked water drip though and the single nozzle looks to be made of either cast iron or thick steel.
Really amazing stuff to see made me think of your units.
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Im working on two M-3 Mules (2022 badging aka M-1 Utility) I finished up the tubs here in this pic and took the time snap a quick pic of the nozzle coupling. So you can see the coupling sticks inside the unit and there is a heat shield there at the reaction zone. The nozzle when assembled wont stick out much further than this coupling. On the new configuration I think it will stick out past around a 1/2 inch when installed.
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So your 1/2" nozzle is all you use now that you’ve made those water atomizers? I know you’ve said to use a nozzle smaller in diameter than where the water and air mixes.
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The 1/2 pipe is the Nozzle, however the atomizer / air intake tube is 3/4 pipe and that threads into a 3/4 to 1 inch adapter that threads into the 1 inch couple of the gasifier. I bang a 1/2" NPT tap into the inside end of that 3/4 pipe (atomizer/intake pipe) to thread the 1/2 nozzle into so that it can be replaced. I want room around that nozzle so that if it does degrade / melt it will still have room between it and that welded couple to get it out.
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New generators coming for the 2022 model year.
Instead of integrating full controls onto the gasifier, the full controls system will be integrated onto the generator side going forward making this generator plug and play with basically any gasifier. It will have an ammo box sawdust filter, the start up blower / flare cup and the electronic mixer valve all onboard. It will then have plug in systems to control hopper and grate agitators along with glow plug ignition output, water drip and other accessory outputs such as a cooling fan for instance.
The on flare cup will have my LS coil ignition system an electronic valve. All plus the blower on / off will be controlled via logic along with the gasifier output plug and play connections. Basically everything is controlled via logic even the engine starter and all are controlled via the touch screen display. This will be the forth generation Thrive Operating system and will autonomous operational modes via inverter AGS systems or an optional Thormwave Bluetooth battery monitoring device with built AGS.
In full auto AGS mode when the AGS is high calling for a charge cycle this will self activate the ignition glow plug to light the gasifier and open any valving for the intake, fire up the blower and open the flare cup valve onboard the generator. Then It will fire the spark plug until the flare cup temp probe reads a voltage that is higher than the set value indicating the flare is lit. Once the controls see this it will turn off the blower and close the flare cup valve and switch to engine run mode. It will open the mixer valve to a preset position angle and fire the starter. If the first attempt is not successful, It will make multiple attempts adjusting this position slightly a few times until it fires up or will fault out. Could be out of fuel or what ever scenario causing a no start issue. Once fired up it will switch the code to automix mode and should then sustain until its time to shut down. So when the AGS is satisfied that signal will go low and the generator will shut everything down on its own and go back to standby mode. I have the code already capable of this up to the engine start it can do all this already. I just never got to where I tried to automate self engine start. With charcoal I think it will be achievable and reliable.
This one Im showing here is the V twin version. There will two smaller inverter type units I will later develop in 200 cc and 400cc engine displacements that will feature on board LifePo4 battery boosters. So these generators will output the same as gasoline but will have a duty cycle for those loads that above the natural output.
This will take shape here in September along with the new giant M-1 Alpha and the direct feed chip fuel kiln system with heat exchange for complete CHP. This will take the charcoaling process right out of the equation. You will feed this chips just like any gasifier and kiln will direct feed the charchips into the M-1 Alpha. It will provide Primary heat and hot water.
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Matt,
I was afraid you would not be content with simple for long.
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Hahaha! what fun would that be anyways? I love beating my head against the wall. lol
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Yeah the gasifier technology I am done with that development. I will be taking a break once the summer builds all ship out; there is like a small army of them all standing around out there. I will then retreat to the CAD System and finalize these designs for 2022 and possibly for good if I think ahead a bit. I have been working on shop infrastructure to mass produce these machines and once fixtures are built its really hard to change things. Inventory infrastructure is for the first time centralized and set up for in house mass produced sheet metal parts. So I will start stocking parts as I go to build the inventory and all machines going forward will be produced via process versus one build at the time. There are huge time savings plus maximizing the use of the materials this way. So now if I have say five orders, we punch out five lids at once and then move on to the next part and so on. We never did it this way we always processed by machine. When it makes sense to make best use of the materials we will punch out extra parts for stock inventory and eventually will accrue full sets leading to pre built ready to ship machines.
So now Im shifting focus back to development, advanced kiln technology to make these units work like a traditional gasifier and then the generators for those that want a turnkey solution that is user friendly and hands free other than fuel creation and loading.
2022 will be defining year and the rebirth of my company.
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