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Step 10Fabricate a frame for the gasifier
When we started out, we were going to get a bit fancy and have a hopper alongside the GEK to hold the fuel. This would be great because the GEK heat would help dry the fuel in the hopper, and the form factor would be more compact. Unfortunately - the alongside hopper requires an auger to move the fuel up and over into the GEK reactor, and this auger proved to be a difficult piece of engineering. So you'll see parts of the hopper with auger bits in them, but ultimately we have not yet gotten the auger fully functioning, and it is not needed with a much simpler over-head hopper.
The hopper box frame is sized to hold the GEK, and to fit into the trunk opening in the honda.
The hopper box frame is sized to hold the GEK, and to fit into the trunk opening in the honda.
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