Talk:Steam Powered Wood Chipper
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Basic concept: a steam engine is directly (mechanically) coupled to a wood chipper. No electricity is generated. The whole purpose is to process wood. A portion of the wood chips is used to power the steam engine. The heat module relies on pyrolysis instead of combustion of biomass.
It's easier to shred the wood when it's freshly cut, but then you can't use it immediately in the gasifier because it contains to much water. Any solution ? Maybe having some dried chipped wood in a cart to load the gasifier.. --EtienneD 12:45, 21 February 2011 (PST)