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by brianhughes
Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:17 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: what is a good alternative fuel?
Replies: 20
Views: 14775

Re: what is a good alternative fuel?

The best that I can think of is pallet wood burnt to charcoal. I only realised recently that pallets, according to ISPM15, have to be treated with something to prevent forest bugs spreading, and the only somethings that are authorised are heat treatment, and methyl bromide, which is being phased out...
by brianhughes
Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:12 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: HHO, woodgas, OTTO alternative
Replies: 6
Views: 6811

Re: HHO, woodgas, OTTO alternative

It might be a good idea to tread carefully before staking too much effort on Brown's gas- my own sceptical opinion is that it's fringe science. Woodgas isn't necessarily dirty- it's just that the creativity in the woodgas forums is about cracking the wood tars to CO and H2 for whatever feedstock is ...
by brianhughes
Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:25 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: New Members PLEASE read! - OR, having problems registering, being deactivated
Replies: 516
Views: 675796

Re: "Hi" We are new here!

Like it says, I'm new here- what would you like to know? I'm in the UK, I'm interested in biomass energy and and all the potential spin-offs. To date, I've been experimenting with charcoal gasifiers, with a modest bit of success, but the charcoal production process is producing so much spin-off heat...