 |  | Low Cost Charcoal Gasifiers for Rural Energy Supply (GTZ, 1994, 49 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Foreword |
| | 1. What? Gasifiers? |
| | 2. Gasification in recent history |
| | 3. Small gasifier-engine systems for rural energy supply in developing countries |
|  | 4. The trouble with ''field applications'' |
| | 4.1 Weak points of gasifier-engine-systems |
| | 4.2 The problem of ''acceptance'' |
| | 5. Lowering plant costs by ferrocement construction |
| | 5.1 What makes a gasifier expensive? |
| | 5.2 The construction of a ferrocement gasifier |
| | 6. Technical performance of the ferrocement gasifier |
| | 6.1 Design details |
| | 6.2 Performance data |
| | 7. Derived technical demands for field application of gasifier-engine systems |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 7.1 Issues in engine operation |
| | 7.2 Typical applications |
| | 7.3 Repair and maintenance of the ferrocement gasifier |
| | 8. Non-technical aspects of gasifier operation in the field |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 8.1 Pro's and contras of the ''do it yourself'' approach |
| | 8.2 Community plant or private ownership? |
| | 8.3 Qualification and motivation of the operator |
| | 8.4 Implications of non-technical issues |
| | 9. Economics of gasifier operation |
| | 9.1 How to compare gasifier costs |
| | 9.2 Case study: Comparative costs of gasifier installations in Argentina and Malaysia |
| | 10. Concepts of future dissemination of small gasifier-engine systems |
| | 10.1 Perspectives of biomass energy |
| | 10.2 The actual limits of gasification technologies |
| | 10.3 Substitution of firewood by other biomasses |
| | 10.4 Framework for establishing gasification technologies |
| | References |
