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Coal is successfully gasified in the presence of a pilot flame in a modified fluidized bed. Except for the pilot flame, no external heat is required to operate this gasifier. The results showed that increasing the solid‐to‐air ratio in the feed increased the temperature and the products, carbon monoxide and hydrogen. About 95% of the volatile materials and 80% of the fixed carbon of the feed coal could be gasified by this pilot‐flame gasification method. The ash could be efficiently separated during gasification by a distributor within the dead‐zone collector of this gasifier.