Building a Prototype Down Draft Woodgas Reactor: A Sustainable Energy Experiment
Published on HivePostify by @frugal-fun · Tue Dec 19 2023
Hi all,
I wanted to start sharing my plans to build a woodgas reactor, upfront I'm procrastinating and hope that by writing this down I'll motivate myself to get on with it! 🤣
This project is all about harnessing the power of woodgas to generate clean and sustainable energy, using locally sourced materials.
I've been wanting to do this for years, ever since watching a TV series called 'The Colony' (there is a more popular series with the same name)
Once I have a better idea of cost/production I'd like to use the energy to run a bitcoin miner but being able to be energy independent would be a massive plus on its own.
The initial prototype will be constructed using what I can find but should roughly consist of:
Imbert Downdraft reactor: Probably a barrel with a pipe and a grate
Single cyclone filter: Just to get some of the tar out, I believe this is a pipe and a jar/tin
Sawdust filter: To catch more tar and particles, probably another pipe filled with sawdust
Generator: I doubt I'll find one laying around so this will likely be my biggest purchase for the project
Plans after the prototype will likely vary
This image is roughly what I envisage for the reactor:
There is a YouTuber I follow called Robert Murray-Smith who has done an excellent series on the subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RSXa80EWpk which very closely covers what I want to do
I'd love to hear from anyone who has already built anything like it
Looking forward to learning how to weld! 🤣🤓
Stay Frugal!
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