Operational procedures
In order to start-up the unit, the following operations have to be performed:
1. Closing of valve E and opening of valve D (see Fig. 5.1).
2. Opening of the reactor ignition port.
3. Starting the fan by switching the fan button control.
4. Lighting of a piece of paper, that has to be put into the reactor ignition hole. This paper will be sucked into the gasifier and will ignite the charcoal present in the reactor. It takes about a minute before the charcoal inside the reactor is burning and the ignition hole can be closed.
5. Opening of the gasifier air inlet. Product gas is now escaping through the flare. The gas must be flared for about ten minutes, before the engine can be started.
6. Switch the fan button to out position, close valve-D and open valve E.
7. Put the air inlet valve to the engine into the half-open position.
8. Close the reactor air-inlet for a short period to create a slight overpressure in the system.
9. Start the engine by pushing the starter button on the control panel.
10. Leave the engine running unloaded for a period of about five minutes.
The whole starting-up procedure takes about twenty minutes.