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Charcoal gasifier prototype for 5-7HP lawnmower engine

I agree that a picture is worth a thousand words. That is why when I first read about cyclones working in a cylinder without cone shaped walls, I had to build one out of a clear lucite cylinder and run tests with charcoal dust. Seeing is believing! Also, if you use a spiral air ramp, the tangential entry is not necessary. The inlet pipe can be cut off at an angle and entered straight into the side. The spiral air ramp creates the spin. I have found this alternative geometry easier to build an…

Charcoal gasifier prototype for 5-7HP lawnmower engine

Don & Jeff, Here is my current favorite small engine cyclone based on my research and clear cyclone experiments. [IMG_20171224_163429240] Carl, yes you need a valve for EGR, but use a multi-turn gate valve instead of a ball valve for better control.

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Škoda pickup on wood

[16273783722358703278702532134007] Im thinking this. Imagine a cyclone with a second inner wall, maybee an inch of space between the two. Gas enters tangentaly, spins around the outer wall and dumps some dust down. Then gas rises trugh a center pipe, where a sack filter is located. So, this doubles as an efficiant cooler snd fine filter. Any thods?

Gets kinda sporty at time 12:00

Škoda pickup on wood

Played and experimented with the gasifier a litle bit. Decided to put it on camera. Its a long video, feel free to skip. At around 7 min l managed to light it. https://youtu.be/-1RL0Qjuupw So, l wanted to try what happens if you only use wet charcoal in the sistem. And l do mean WET. Like literaly soaked. As expected, its hard to light and my first atempt to light it with engine suction failed. Had to bring the shopvac in. After the charcoal lit it started producing gas quite fast, and, ofcor…