We will put them on the stoves website. Tom
T R Miles Technical Consultants Inc. [email protected] Sent from mobile. On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:51 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Forwarding a post that was too big for [stoves] with the pictures so > in this case we'll have to make do with the words until I figure > somewhere to upload the pictures. > > Xavier you had also included a whole digest which added to the volume. > > BTW good thin metal is often better than thick if one side is cooled. > > AJH > > On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:39:58 -0700, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hey Crispin, >> >> Very sorry for missing your message, I was going through my old stovelists >> emails, and just saw that you wrote to me!! >> >> I am good, pretty busy with the work at Prakti and other stuff, there is a >> lot of good projects and ideas coming up at Prakti, we are living >> enthusiastic times! >> >> I saw the GIZ 'Pulumde' when I was in Benin, interesting design, looking >> sturdy like a Roumde and with a grate like a Pulumusa. I remember secondary >> air was exiting above the charcoal pile from a metal tube attached to the >> grate, but it wasn't working well, and I think it was taken out later on. >> The improved malgache I made wasn't really convincing in terms of >> performances. Something wrong with the air flow, I guess. Needed a lot of >> design work, way more than I could do with my small knowledge. Perhaps a >> two-stage door like you are proposing would improve the performances, yes. >> I think GIZ with the Pulumde and you with the improved malgache are on to >> something. >> >> A few pictures of the improved malgache are attached. >> >> Now my main concern was to make a heat-resistant combustion >> chamber/cone/grate? Either good and thick metal, either a ceramic one like >> the POCA you showed me. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Xavier > > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ > _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/
