Re: [Stoves] The Art of Using Grass Bundles in TLUD Stoves

2013-04-10 Thread Paal Wendelbo
Dear Julian Whatever the intentions are try this: make a 110 mm hole for the primary air to come in at the bottom of the barrel, put the open barrel on three bricks. Put a 100 mm pipe into the hole and stamp the straw around the pipe. Take out the pipe and put a lid with a 100 mm hole in the

Re: [Stoves] Alternative to charcoal adam-retort 39% efficiency

2013-04-10 Thread sc...@t-online.de
Paal W: To produce 2,7 kg charcoal you need about 10-12 kg firewood, depending on the kiln.  ...  Crispin: There is still a lot of work to do.--Oh, yes, i think there is,i am just here in Palestina for WORLDViSiON and we built a heavy duty

Re: [Stoves] Alternative to charcoal adam-retort 39% efficiency

2013-04-10 Thread Crispin Pemberton-Pigott
Dear Chris Well done! Please get a sample of the fresh wood and weigh it. Maybe 1/2 kg. Get the mass when supplied to the kiln. Then dry it later to get a real moisture content. It is a very important number. It think there is month way it is as high as 50%. The yield is a critical number

[Stoves] Biomass Fired Appliance Characteristics, Features, Qualities, Attributes and or Considerations

2013-04-10 Thread Ranyee Chiang
Tom and all, In a recent EPA/Winrock webinar and at the Clean Cooking Forum, there were presentations describing ongoing work to evaluate durability. Plans were also shared for a collaborative effort to further develop protocols and indicators that can be used by the sector. (Monitoring

Re: [Stoves] Commercial purposes in homes was Re: Biomass Fired Appliance Characteristics, Features, Qualities, Attributes and or Considerations

2013-04-10 Thread Cecil Cook
Dear Paul et al, Pardon me for not replying sooner to your request. I was in the air and/or in recovery mode after my two day return journey from Indonesia to South Africa. Now I am gathering my wits and beginning to function again. There is mountainous ridge running down the spire of the

Re: [Stoves] [biochar] Efficiencies regarding wood, non-wood, and charcoal Re: Alternative to charcoal

2013-04-10 Thread Kevin
Dear Paul - Original Message - From: Paul Anderson To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves Cc: Crispin Pemberton-Pigott ; bioc...@yahoogroups.com ; Ranyee Chiang Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:46 AM Subject: [biochar] Efficiencies regarding wood, non-wood, and charcoal

Re: [Stoves] Commercial purposes in homes was Re: Biomass Fired Appliance Characteristics, Features, Qualities, Attributes and or Considerations

2013-04-10 Thread Frank Shields
Dear Cecil, Stovers, All this is very complex as you mention. I am trying to decide if it is too complex to be able to get a handle on all the variables to approach in detailed analysis. If it is too complex we would need to approach this as a 'Natural System' approach. In the NS approach we

[Stoves] Yibo Huangfu sends Beijing Stove Expo slideshow

2013-04-10 Thread Dean Still
Hi Stovers, Yibo Huangfu sends photos of the recent Stove Expo near Beijing with Radha Muthiah, head of Global Alliance. Lots of batch fed TLUD type stoves some with pellets, fans, etc. Best, Dean stove expo pictures ^_^