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PufferMath

Version (beta 2.2), 11/22/2009

author, Jeffrey R. Davis, USA, PA, Union City, jeff0124@velocity.net
Copyright (C), 2009
Spreadsheet for modeling gas producers.
GNU General Public License
ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY

Red outline = input Green outline = output

Engine

Liters 2 Cubic Inch 122.0474

RPM 1500
Cubic Inch 122.0474 Liters 2.000356886
Volumetric Efficiency 72%

Corrected Power Swept Volume 43.94 Cubic Inches / rev 0.720128479

Gas Volume 21.97 Cubic Inches / rev 0.360064239
Gas Volume / sec 549.21 Cubic Inches / sec 9.001605987

Corrected Power Swept Volume 0.72 Liters / rev 43.937064

Gas Volume 0.36 Liters / rev 21.968532
Gas Volume / sec 9 Liters / sec 549.2133

Hearth Load and Superficial Velocity

Area of a circle 4 radius inches 50.26548246

10 radius cm 314.1592654

Hearth Area cm² 0

Gas Volume / sec Liters / sec 0

Hearth Load #DIV/0! Liters / cm² sec #DIV/0!

Hearth Area inches² 0

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Gas Volume / sec ft³ / sec 0

Hearth Load #DIV/0! ft³ / ft²-hr #DIV/0!

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ferMath

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PA, Union City, jeff0124@velocity.net
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modeling gas producers.
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Cubic Inches
Cubic Inches / rev
Cubic Inches / sec

inches² 324.2927866 cm²

cm² 48.69468613 inches²

m² 0 inches²
m³ / sec 0 ft³ / sec

m³ / cm² hr #DIV/0! Superficial Velocity

ft² 0 m² 0 cm²

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liter / sec 0 m³ / sec

m³ / cm² hr #DIV/0! Superficial Velocity

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 Imbert Calculator

Imbert, wall tuyere gas producer

Displacement Liters 2

Cubic Inches (convert) 122 1.999221808 Liters

Volumetric Efficiency 72%

RPM 1500

Hearth Load 0.9 m³ / cm² hr

Quantity of tuyeres 5

Ratio/Percent Geometry

Tuyere diameter (Td) 14%

Tuyere Wall diameter (TWd) 200%
Tuyere Wall height (TWh) 100%
Reduction Cone height (RCh) 60%
Charcoal Cone height (CCh) 40%
Charcoal Cone diameter (CCd) 180%

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ere gas producer

Hearth diameter (Hd) 67.70275003 mm 2.665457269 inches

Tuyere diameter (Td) 15.13879513 mm 0.596014364 inches

Tuyere Wall diameter (TWd) 135.4055001 mm 5.330914537 inches

Tuyere Wall height (TWh) 67.70275003 mm 2.665457269 inches

Reduction Cone height (RCh) 40.62165002 mm 1.599274361 inches

Charcoal Cone height (CCh) 27.08110001 mm 1.066182907 inches

Charcoal Cone diameter (CCd) 121.86495 mm 4.797823083 inches

Tuyere center of tuyere wall

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Reduction Cone angle (RCa) 129.8055711 degrees

Charcoal Cone angle (CCa) 45 degrees

Reduction Cone volume (RCv) 341.2218601 cm² 20.82135791 inches²

Charcoal Cone volume (CCv) 196.2838129 cm² 11.97723826 inches²

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 Conversions

Volume Conversions

ft³ 0 m³
ft³ 0 liter
ft³ 0 cm³

m³ 0 ft³
liter 0 ft³
cm³ 0 ft³

cm² 0 in²

Rules of Thumb – approximately true

1 hp-h ≈ 2 lb biomass ≈ 2 scfm gas

hp 0 lbs biomass 0
hours

1 kWh ≈ 3 lb biomass

kWh 0 lbs biomass

1 ppm ≈ 1 mg / m³

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 Conversions

Moisture Content

Weight (wet) #DIV/0! MC (wet-basis)

Weight (dry) MC (dry-basis)

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scfm gas

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