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Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com 2 years agoThis really becomes interesting when you apply it to SHTF scenarios where you're largely on your own.
Imagine a scenario like a real pandemic where you are one of the few people left. Wood gas is easy to make and with a little ingenuity can power lots of stuff.
Gas is always better, but I can't make that.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
It definitely is. To answer the storage question, according to what I read, they don't store it, rather the 'digestor' creates gas from wood for immediate use. There are a lot of wood gas powered cars around the world today - mostly in very poor places.
I wonder how you DIY create one to hook it to a car
Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfznunVzKY
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I have huge respect for that man. He is an every day Joe, but he investigates so many interesting projects, and he gets the job done
Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
That is the first I had seen him. I'm subscribed now.
Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
The digester isn't hard, hooking it to a car would be beyond me ATM.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
You know what would be smart ? Cooking the wood beforehand with parabolic mirrors, aka solar heating, storing the gas and using it later
Scruffy_Nerfherder@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
LOL, another rabbit hole to investigate.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
Same guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=522BaxM0Jnk
Basically, you can pipe the digestor directly to the engine instead of a gas tank. Won't work with a diesel engine, because it won't ignite without a small amount of starting diesel. Like the guy says, gas engines work fine... some kinds like 2 strokes need lubricant oil in addition.