# Properties of a good wood gasifier **URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/properties-of-a-good-wood-gasifier/5240 **Category:** Projects **Created:** [May 11, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/properties-of-a-good-wood-gasifier/5240 "2020-05-11T20:14:14Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1139
### Author: ![sbowman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@sbowman](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/sbowman) #### Post date: [July 11, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/properties-of-a-good-wood-gasifier/5240/1139 "2026-07-11T22:47:19Z")
Tom and Marty, I got curious and found this article posted on the DOW forum regarding flame color which could be applied to flares. It sounds like there are so many variables affecting flame appearance that it is difficult to come to definite conclusions. > [@Jesse Hart's gasifier](https://forum.driveonwood.com/t/jesse-harts-gasifier/2422/82): > > Good Morning y´all. Found this that could be of some help. Flame Flames of charcoal Laminar flame of a burning candle [image] A flame (from Latin flamma) is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic reaction taking place in a thin zone. Very hot flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density to be considered plasma. Mechanism Color and temperature of a flame are dependent on the type of fuel involved in the combustion, as, for… --- _[View the full topic](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/properties-of-a-good-wood-gasifier/5240)._