Construction d'un gazogène simplifié pour alimenter un moteur à combustion interne en cas de crise pétrolière
Traduit de l'anglais de manière amateure par Baptiste LARVOL-SIMON, 09/2020
Titre original: Construction of a Simplified Wood Gas Generator for Fueling Internal Combustion Engines in a Petroleum Emergency
Par:
H. LaFontaine, Biomass Energy Foundation, lnc. Miami, Florida
Et:
F. P. Zimmerman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Energy Division
Numéro d'agrément interagences FEMA: EMW-84-E-1737 Unité de travail: 3521 D
Pour:
L'Agence Fédérale de Gestion de Crise, Washington, D.C. 20472
"Ce rapport a été revu et corrigé par l'Agence Fédérale de Gestion de Crise et approuvé pour la publication. Cette approbation ne signifie pas que le contenu de cet ouvrage représente nécessairement le point de vue et les politiques de l'Agence Fédérale de Gestion de Crise."
Date de publication : Mars 1989
Approuvé pour une diffusion publique : distribution illimitée.
Notes concernant la traduction
Le traducteur a pris la liberté de traduire "Wood Gas Generator" en "Gasogène". Une traduction alternative, plus littérale, aurait pu être "Gazéficateur de bois" ou "Générateur de gaz de bois".
Résumé : Construction d'un gazogène simplifié pour alimenter un moteur à combustion interne en cas de crise pétrolière
H. LaFontaine, G. P. Zimmerman
Ce rapport fait partie d'une série d'appréciations de technologies de crise, financée par l'Agence Fédérale de Gestion de Crise (FEMA).
This report is one in a series of emergency technology assessments sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The purpose of this report is to develop detailed, illustrated instructions for the fabrication, installation, and operation of a biomass gasifier unit (i.e., a 'producer gas' generator, also called a "wood gas' generator) that is capable of providing emergency fuel for vehicles, such as tractors and trucks, in the event that normal petroleum sources were severely disrupted for an extended period of time. These instructions have been prepared as a manual for use by any mechanic who is reasonably proficient in metal fabrication or engine repair. This report attempts to preserve the knowledge about wood gasification that was put into practical use during World War II. Detailed, step-by-step fabrication procedures are presented for a simplified version of the World War II, Embowered wood gas generator. This simple, stratified, downdraft gasifier unit can be constructed from materials that would be widely available in the United States in a prolonged petroleum crisis. For example, the body of the unit consists of a galvanized metal garbage can atop a small metal drum; common plumbing fittings throughout; and a large, stainless steel mixing bowl for the grate. The entire compact unit was mounted onto the front of a farm tractor and successfully field tested, using wood chips as the only fuel. Photographic documentation of the actual assembly of the unit as well as its operation is included.
