Hi Day Brown, hope you are having a nice day
Saturday, 19 July 1997 13:17:03, Day Brown wrote to all Subject: Methane
 DB> Does anyone have any data to suggest how much methane
 DB> generation comes of a given weight of biomass? and how much power
 DB> an engine fed on it would produce? And, any unintended consequences
 DB> of methane as an engine fuel? ... Taking messages for brother All,
 DB> and sometimes answers.
Methane, as a motor fuel is quite dry so if you are using an all alloy modern 
motor you will probably need to get the valves and valve seats stellite 
welded.
If you are using an older style cast block /alloy head motor then the 
occasional feed of super (lead added) fuel should keep the valves in good 
order.
I think Molloys sell an addative that is vacuum injected into the mannafold 
that is a lead substitute for these older style motors but doesn't seem as 
effective with the newer all alloy motors.
Our local sewerage farm uses methane produced in the "farm" to run all motors 
and produce some of the light power for the plant.
Also a local dump uses the methane it produces in a similar manner.
Sorry, don't have any data.
 -=> Yours sincerely, Jock Rogan <=-
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