Probably the hardest task, when making a gasifier, is the blowing/suction fan. Thank

A centrifugal fan is essential for running a downdraught gasifier. However, searching for a fan can almost be impossible or too expensive if you are lucky enough to find one. After purchasing

The fan is almost complete. All that is needed now is a way of taming its huge power. Controls for moderating air input and output will have to be constructed.Update 1 - After discussing my problem with other wood gasers I have changed to a lower...

With many projects on the go, finding time to work on the wood gas project is not easy. Over the past two weeks a photovoltaic system had to be set up. However, it gave me the chance to run the car air conditioning fan on the deep cycle battery and...

Here is a simple but very effective gasifier running an engine. The gasifier would appear to use a forced-draught as air input as there is a blower rather than a sucker.The wood gas is taken from directly above the pyrolysis layer so it would make...