IROST Produces Biomass Downdraft Gasifier

Researchers and engineers at the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology have designed and manufactured a biomass downdraft gasifier.
After acquiring technical knowhow and skills of biomass gasification, Iranian engineers at IROST, affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, produced the gasifier that is used in power generation applications.
Basically a reactor, it produces 120 cubic meters of gas per hour, which can be used in heat generation systems or power generators instead of fossil fuels, ISNA reported.
A downdraft gasifier is a co-current reactor where air enters the gasifier at a certain height below the top. The produced gas flows downward (giving the name downdraft) and leaves through a bed of hot ash. The engine suction draws air through the bed of fuel, and gas is produced at the end.