Biogas Wood Stove Demonstration - Wood Gas- Producer Gas

[vention4wh]

Nice one! I just put one on order. Can't wait to try it out!

[northanc]

Read "Lothar Gunther Buchheim" - "Die Festung" . Thats the story about a tour through France in 1944 with a woodgas-vehicle.

[knowpub]

@northanc I imagine I would have read German in order to read that book wouldn't I.....

[szaki]

I think, Germans used this technology to run buses, trucks in WW2!

It was mounted outside on the rear of the bus, truck to produce gas to run the engine.

It stunk, but worked.

[knowpub]

@szaki Really...used them in WWII??? I'd of never known that unless I had the largest collection of books showing HOW they did that for sale on my website of USH2 (dot) com - Click on the HYDROGEN link, because the gas does contain alot of hydrogen. I have the books on how the Swedes Did it (vol 9) how the Australians did it (volume 5), How the Americans did it (volume 1) and the best easiest book on how you can do it yourself (Volume 3 & 4 in one book).

[knowpub]

This stove came out about 4 to 5 years ago and it was the first gasification stove on the market and still is. There was a 'zip' stove which had a fan that forced combustion but was nothing like this. Yes, this fan should last a very long time, the entire stove is made of stainless steel. It doe not come in white anymore, only shiney stainless. Get the stove on the USH2 (dot) com website, see the very top of the page. We have other stoves as well. -Steve

[ssssaaafff]

I bought one of these over 10yr ago and the motor did not last long is this any better?

[heycatmon]

Is this similar to the process of a catalytic converter on a car exhaust system?

[knowpub]

@heycatmon no...not at all...has NOTHING to do with it in anyway. This is partial oxidation of wood and the production of H2 and CO dominated woodgas, which is then immediately burned. Complete documentation is in the HYDROGEN SECTION of the USH2 (dot) com website.

[NeoLudditeDave]

Does the airflow at some point sustain itself, or do you have to leave the battery plugged in the entire time the stove is running?

[knowpub]

@NeoLudditeDave NO...the battery ALWAYS has to be plugged in, but it lasts up to 20 hours on one set, it runs a LONG time on 2 AA batteries. Its not like a normal fire where you really have wait for it to get burning before cooking, this is ready to cook in a minute or less, and when you unplug it, it goes off pretty quickly and the fire burning slows or stops.

[mojokiss]

there is no smoke. that is a plus.

[knowpub]

@mojokiss That's one of the whole ideas behind the woodgas stove.

[pheenix42]

Nicely done! Just curious, what kind of efficiency does gasification work out to?

...and I didn't know the batteries lasted that long!

[liberatepoverty]

I chopped a tree last year and stored its branches for utilising the free energy which would otherwise had gone to waste fill sites, so i will be using this outside in my garden to heat water to run my central heating. and hot water

[knowpub]

@liberatepoverty Its a 10,000 to 12,000 BTU / hour biogas WOOD STOVE, its NOT a Light Saber, its NOT going to heat your house, its NOT going to heat the hot water for your house, its NOT the force Luke, its a stove, a camping stove, it'll cook a meal, it'll bake bread with an oven that goes over a camping stove, its NOT going to make you energy independent.

[outdoorsman310]

how do you chop the woodinto such small bits?

[knowpub]

@outdoorsman310 with a hatchet....

[LetsCook2gether]

Is it also possible to use coal or something like it?

[knowpub]

@LetsCook2gether yes...coal will work in it just fine.

[FixedByDoc]

great stove on my way to your site hope its still around

[solarday]

I'd love one of these - just can't quite afford it yet... :(

[Valhalla1]

this looks pretty sweet, can you add an adjustment for the fuel holes, maybe obtain a hotter/cleaner burn of the gas? like a blue flame instead of yellow

[knowpub]

@Valhalla1 NO...you cannot adjust the holes...its very precisely calibrated right now... the yellow flames goes away and turns blue when a lot of the VOC's leave the wood. It burns very cleanly when its running right now. When it starts up, it can smoke, depending on how fast you start it... its an awesome stove, I know you'll love it. get it at USH2(dot)com :) see the link at the very TOP of the page.

- Steven Harris

[SirCuddles2006]

I assume this thing is awsome when running on corn

[knowpub]

@SirCuddles2006 It runs on corn, or wheat, or rice hulls etc... very well. its an awesome stove.

- Steven Harris

[angryteabag]

could you fill that ballon you drive your car with using this stuff? and have it work?

[knowpub]

@angryteabag YES.. I HAVE captured the gas from the stove and put it into a balloon and then used that stored gas in a modified propane stove (blocked up the air holes) and boiled water etc...it works very well. you can see a video I have of it on my you tube channel...its the one with the single tall blue flame going straight up.

- Steven Harris

[knowpub]

@RB13240 website is USH2--d-o-t--com see the top of the page for the link to the wood gas stoves and all their specs and prices

Steve

[markcumbriauk]

great idea

[bushcraftourway]

oh cool!

[JTownCactushugger]

@Axbent That's a damn good idea for gasification! You can make a small Stirling engine cheap enough to pay for itself in batteries in a pretty short amount of time...

[knowpub]

@JTownCactushugger ..yeah...right.. make a small stirling engine that pays for $3 in batteries in a short amount of time...when pigs fly!!!! The only stirling engines on the market today that you can even think of buying are 'toys'. useless worlthless do nothing TOYS. There is NOT ONE, NOT ONE power producing stirling engine on the market TODAY, NOT ONE that you can go online and order with a credit card TODAY. not even the whipser gen people..they are all vaporware still.

[pr101j]

Bought one and tested it out last night it is awsome.. I have lots of Ideas on what to use it for.. Even tested with charcoal works great!!

I will post some vids as soon as I get my vids on the PC.

[knowpub]

@pr101j Great.. I'm thrille that you are happy with it.... its a great stove, comes in 3 sizes, including the new larger 'fire place' or what I call 'fire pit' model... great for the cool nights outside on the patio !!!

[flintstone9812]

I have seen self powered flashlights that have a crank to charge them up. I wonder if those could be used to either power the blower or recharge the batteries.

How well does it burn without the fan?

[knowpub]

@flintstone9812 ONLY if you wanted to make it really really complicated by doing that. Running for 10 to 20 hours (closer to 20) on 2 AA batteries, which can have their own recharger, its pretty darn good. How well does it burn without the fan... like a bunch of sticks in a coffee can.

[windoes98se]

wherecan you buy one of these?

[knowpub]

@windoes98se USH2 =d=o=t= com see the big banner at the top of the screen and click on the link and you'll get taken to the stove area with ALL the specs on the stove as well as the 3 different types of stoves we have !!!! They are all awesome, we've sent them all over the world and people just love to use these things... it turns everything that you can pick up off the ground into a darn great fuel you can use to cook with, boil water etc... its a very well engineered unit.

[Axbent]

how about using a sterling engine for a fan?

[knowpub]

@Axbent only if you wanted to spend 50x more money on a stirling device than you wanted to on the stove and then wanted it very complicated instead of being darn easy and simple. I can sell you a 1000 stoves, but I could not find100, let alone 10 small stirling engines worth a darn to sell you.

[treborly]

i dont really understand this, arnt you just burning the wood like a normal fire? how is this any better?

[knowpub]

@treborly its partial oxidation of the wood fuel, it turns the wood fuel into Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen and it burns that gas pretty effeciently at the top of the stove, not inside of the stove,that's where its gasified. its many times better than 'just a fan' blowing on a fire, like a black smith blower... in fact... if you are really really good, you can turn a black smith blower into a gasifier by controlling the air flow rate and the depth of the fuel. - Steve

[J0Gu7]

where to buy?

[knowpub]

@J0Gu7 USH2 =d=o=t= com See the Stove link at the very top of the page and you'll see all 3 of the stoves and their specs and prices and other information....

[BornFreeSailor]

This is a smart stove, well done. My question would be: if you have less oxygen you get an incomplete combustion (no flame but a glow), = more CO and H2 = better efficiency. Why not make a lid and have the holes with burnable gas come out of the lid, and in turn heat the cooking pan?

[knowpub]

@BornFreeSailor because its perfectly balanced right now. Good thought, but there were a LOT of engineering and computational fluid dynamics (air flow) that went into making the holes on the bottom of the stove and the size, diameter and height of the fuel area. - Steve

[cement35]

Cannot order from your website ....added to cart wood burner stove...... what was added to cart was book on Solar ....please fix...... want this stove X 2

Thanks, Adrien!

[johnyz656]

Can this stove be used in an enclosed area?

[knowpub]

Yeah..sure. ONCE.. .and then you're DEAD.

[rckp1]

How long will this gasifier burn on a load of pellets? How much ash is there with this gasifier?

[knowpub]

There is the same amount of ash you get from any load of pellets... and it burns about 45 minutes on a load of pellets.

[k2xr10]

I bought one of these a couple weeks ago. I've been experimenting with it quite a bit since then, burning big chunks, small chunks, sticks stacked vertically, sticks stacked horizontally, hardwoods, softwoods, pine needles, pine cones, wood pellets, etc, etc.

I like it a lot. It boils water faster than our GE gas range. Its ultimate use will be to heat bath water at our cabin. Ponderosa pine needles carpet the ground inches thick there.

[rafffe]

i bought one of these.. Love it, its great for ice fishing and any other place when you don't want to start a regular fire to make some coffee.

[KARStarla]

may I ask if you can get a solar battery recharger (in case of no electric) for this?

[knowpub]

sure..it runs on AA batteries... does not matter what type or how you charge them.... there are lots of solar AA chargers available

[KARStarla]

May I ask you if I can cook on something like this? (outside ofcourse not inside) Or is this for other purposes and not that?

[knowpub]

oh now... this camping stove is only for looks..you can only use it to stare at the pretty flames and the smell of wood smoke.. maybe..maybe..if you are really daring you might roast a marshmellow over it...but don't push it.

[Olli120]

I think i saw this in a movie on a German Truck shortly after WW2 ends. The driver only burned some Wood and the engine of the Truck was running. Is that the same System?

[knowpub]

Yeah... its the same.. and we sell EVERY book written on the subject of what you are talking about... see USH2 (dot) com..... it works, you can still do it today.

[berserkerkev]

you're the best Steve - yeah the science and DIY is there, those of us who buy it and get off our asses enjoy the tremendous rewards, but your replies are killer, funny shit dude. thanks again - for the humor, the effort, the books and videos and so much more, and now... back to work - Kevin the Berserker

[starshock01]

i have one hooked up to a wind tubine, it stays on nearly all night heating the house, but sometimes its hard to find dry wood

[knowpub]

if you are using this inside to heat a house then you are brain dead stupid, and you must might get yourself brain dead or just dead from CO....

[JimmyRiotNY]

Fascinating-- thanks for posting this!

[GEERUP]

Amazing THANKS THIS IS GREAT

[rafffe]

This is a really good stove, love mine.

[EXDEOBANDI]

where can i buy this stove in chicago

[gtrefghuk]

According to the website,you can get an optional solar panel that will run the stove or charge the batteries

[cdltpx]

It generates 1.5 - 3 KW of heat, comparable to the big element on an electric stove; it burns only 10 g of fuel/min (40% efficient); and it can be used indoors with minimal emissions. It uses a single AA cell that lasts 3 hours on HIGH and 6 hours on LOW.

The stove sells for $55 plus shipping and comes with a full instructional manual. WOODGAS COOKSTOVES look it up on line. Nice video.

[LUK0BA]

In Africa we use a lot of firewood in cooking. This spells a lot of opportunity.

[Fendbass22]

Could this be used indoors after the gasification process has started? Didn't know if the level of gases is still too great for SUPERVISED indoor use. Please let me know.

[knowpub]

NO WAY IN HELL CAN THIS BE USED INSIDE.... !!! EVER... any combustion should NEVER be inside, one mistake and you are DEAD

[Bhillyski]

Cool!

[bluetoad2001]

not obvious to your viewers

this is a yuppie POS stove.

you must supply batteries, something to buy and through away. buy ,buy ,buy

nothing about sustainability ethics and truth will find you out

[knowpub]

there is no end to what people will COMPLAIN about... and its amazing how wrong they are. The unit uses FUEL you PICK UP OFF THE GROUND, FREE FUEL and as far as the baterry goes, USE A RECHARABLE BATTERY. You have NO concept of 'sustainablity' nor ethics nor intelligence.

[kudrough2012]

Amazing, I think I might buy one of these.

[JonSpink]

can these be delivered to the UK?

[JonSpink]

Brilliant stove. Can i get one in the UK?

[knowpub]

Yes..we are happy to ship them to the UK.

[aa7jc]

Good vidio,

I cant wait to see it in action when it arrives

[4Mengineering]

can it run for 10 hours non stop? where does the ash go?

[knowpub]

the batteries last more than 10 hours.. it rungs for about 45 minutes on wood pellets, about half that on twigs and sticks..but of course.. you can pick up sticks on the ground for FREE and keep on adding all the sticks you want.... there is no limit.

[beninjoseph]

Too good.Lovely Job.God bless you....

[knowpub]

KnowledgePublications dot com is where you can get them...

[constantsqueezer]

Where can I get one of these stoves - is there a website address? They look so good

[knowpub]

NO.. it is NOT the same as pyrolysis or destructive distillation. This is a partial oxidation process so it is NOT the same as a retort...

[brea0aqua]

new people seeing this will want to study charcoal production and "retorts" this is the same principal as decanting volatile gasses from a charcoal retort.

[windowsxp64]

simply amazing :)

[pilotkid340]

I am thinking about this stove to suppliment my camp fires... nice, and friendly to mother nature.

[agnux]

New fuel!!!

a very interesting video!

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The global network "Internet" has changed the way people interact with information

Now, the change is coming to the energy industry

Cordial regards:

Francisco Angulo

[SunHydroRevolution]

Nice video..Cool little stove.

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