I’ve always been fascinated by this.... fills slowly with water then rapidly flushes. Used to clean hog barns.
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Never forget that skills will feed you and can't be taken from you. Modern skills such as plumbing, electrical, mechanical, engine repair, and framing are nice. But try and pad your skills out with something you can replicate without extensive tools or modern supplies.
Best place to learn is 18th century videos. Blacksmithing, tinsmithing, fabric spinning and looming, broom making, soap making, brewing, farming, carpentry, and ceramics are things to look at.
Guys like Dave Canterbury will teach you basic bushcraft and self sufficiency. He also does great blacksmithing videos.
Townsends on YouTube can give you a glimpse into 18th century living and skills.
Those two are a great place to start. Clay, wood, and steel will always be around. Learn how to make use of them so you become a person worth keeping around when times get hard.
Best place to learn is 18th century videos. Blacksmithing, tinsmithing, fabric spinning and looming, broom making, soap making, brewing, farming, carpentry, and ceramics are things to look at.
Guys like Dave Canterbury will teach you basic bushcraft and self sufficiency. He also does great blacksmithing videos.
Townsends on YouTube can give you a glimpse into 18th century living and skills.
Those two are a great place to start. Clay, wood, and steel will always be around. Learn how to make use of them so you become a person worth keeping around when times get hard.
FEMA_emergency_gasifier.pdf
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By burning wood in a low 02 environment you get a gas which can be used to fuel an electric generator or a car. I think some people might find it helpful for off grid power supply or emergencies, especially with the power outages in Texas. - Sent by a subscriber
Over a decade ago, I rounded up what information I could find on gassifiers, anticipating that the Obama administration's antipathy to petroleum might leave the engines of America unfueled. About a year ago, I sorted through the resources my research had gathered, wrote a little readme document to accompany them, and sent it in as a contribution to a big homesteading digital library a gentleman in one of the homesteading groups put together.
Looking back over this now, I realize that the gasifier, as shown here, is only presented in its more complicated form as a fuel source for mobile engines. A gassifier for stationary applications, such as heating or even a stationary engine, can be far simpler.
If you build anything based on what's described in these documents, I urge caution. Producer gas, regardless of feedstock, is mostly carbon monoxide, a far higher proportion than in vehicle exhaust. If produced well, you will have a clean gas without color or odor. I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous this is. It is not just for simplification that typical installations on vehicles require the engine running to draw in the gaseous fuel, and the fuel lines all have negative pressure relative to atmosphere.
Regardless of the dangers, the ability to substitute natural gas or gasoline with wood is essential. These designs are meant for carbureted engines. Even when sized appropriately, they are said to tend to work better with higher displacement engines and don't play well with low RPMs for extended periods of time. The target mix to fine-tune off of is 50-50 between air and producer gas in the charge. If you're working with wood as feedstock, it should be cubed 2-4 inches to a side and be either seasoned or kiln dried. All hoppers occasionally bridge, and operators of vehicles with gassifiers will often aim for bumps to shake the feedstock through while driving.
Good luck!
Looking back over this now, I realize that the gasifier, as shown here, is only presented in its more complicated form as a fuel source for mobile engines. A gassifier for stationary applications, such as heating or even a stationary engine, can be far simpler.
If you build anything based on what's described in these documents, I urge caution. Producer gas, regardless of feedstock, is mostly carbon monoxide, a far higher proportion than in vehicle exhaust. If produced well, you will have a clean gas without color or odor. I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous this is. It is not just for simplification that typical installations on vehicles require the engine running to draw in the gaseous fuel, and the fuel lines all have negative pressure relative to atmosphere.
Regardless of the dangers, the ability to substitute natural gas or gasoline with wood is essential. These designs are meant for carbureted engines. Even when sized appropriately, they are said to tend to work better with higher displacement engines and don't play well with low RPMs for extended periods of time. The target mix to fine-tune off of is 50-50 between air and producer gas in the charge. If you're working with wood as feedstock, it should be cubed 2-4 inches to a side and be either seasoned or kiln dried. All hoppers occasionally bridge, and operators of vehicles with gassifiers will often aim for bumps to shake the feedstock through while driving.
Good luck!