Experimenting established that the suction created by a petrol engine running on the gas, actually increased the generation of the producer gas by drawing more steam and air through the burn.
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In the United Kingdom, producer gas, also called "'suction gas "', specifically means a fuel gas made from coke, anthracite or other carbonaceous material.
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The heat of combustion of " producer gas " a term used in the United States meaning wood gas produced for use in a combustion engine is rather low compared to other fuels.
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A "'gas engine "'is an internal combustion engine which runs on a gas fuel, such as coal gas, producer gas, biogas, landfill gas or natural gas.
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Taylor reports that producer gas has a lower heat of combustion of 5.7 MJ / kg versus 55.9 MJ / kg for natural gas and 44.1 MJ / kg for gasoline.
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The production process is distinct, both physically and chemically, from that used to create a range of gaseous fuels known variously as manufactured gas, syngas, hygas, Dowson gas, and producer gas.
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During October 1922, Hoy encouraged further experiments to determine the practicability of the use of suction gas ( also known as producer gas ) as fuel for an alternative form of motive power, suitable for use on branchlines.
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On graduation Med Thring joined the British Coal Utilisation Research Association, becoming head of the combustion laboratory, where one of his projects included converting vehicles to run on producer gas made from wood, to save petrol in wartime.
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In the USA, producer gas may be wood gas produced in a town gas, originally produced from coal, for sale to consumers, and syngas, used as a fuel source or as an intermediate for the production of other chemicals.
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The articles to be treated are put into a closed retort and a current of superheated steam passed through for twenty minutes followed by a current of producer gas ( carbon monoxide ), to reduce any higher oxides that may have been formed.
